Folkert Meeuw
Folkert Meeuw (born November 11, 1946 in Wiesbaden ) is a former German swimmer . He won 15 titles at German championships for Wasserfreunde Wuppertal and is three-time relay European champion.
At the European Swimming Championships in Barcelona in 1970 he was a member of the victorious 4 × 200 m freestyle relay; over 200 m butterfly and with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay he won silver. 1974 in Vienna he won gold with the relay in 4 × 200 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley.
His greatest individual successes include the finals of the 200 m butterfly at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico (6th place) and at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich (8th place). At the swimming world championships in 1973 Meeuw won bronze as the final swimmer of the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay.
For his numerous victories as a swimmer, he received the Silver Laurel Leaf on November 30, 1970.
Meeuw taught sport at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Schule and at the Wilhelm-Heinrich-von-Riehl-Schule in Wiesbaden.
Meeuw's wife Jutta was also an outstanding swimming athlete, son Helge won the title over 50 m back at the 2006 European Swimming Championships .
Web links
- Folkert Meeuw in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
- Folkert Meeuw in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 76
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Munich Kiel 1972. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt am Main 1972
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meeuw, Folkert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |