Heiko Hell

Heiko Hell (born May 5, 1980 in Pinneberg ) is a former German competitive athlete in the swimming division .

Life

Hell grew up in Seester , Schleswig-Holstein , where his parents ran a veterinary clinic, and now lives there again with his family. He began his sporting career at Elmshorn MTV, later he switched to the Swim-Team Elmshorn and from 2003 to SGS Hamburg . Hell was a multiple German champion and took part in both the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

In 2003 he received the sports badge of the state of Schleswig-Holstein . In 2005 Hell announced that he would like to devote more time to studying dentistry in Kiel and to his family. Hell is married and has two children.

successes

Olympic games

• 9th place in the 400 meter freestyle men, Olympic Summer Games 2000 / Swimming in Sydney
• 8th place in the 1500 meter freestyle men, 2000 Olympic Summer Games / Swimming in Sydney
• 18th place over 400 meters freestyle men, Olympic Summer Games 2004 / Swimming in Athens

World championships

• 7th place in the 2001 World Championships over 800 meters freestyle

European championships

• 6th place European Championship 2002 over 1500 meters freestyle

German championships

• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2000 over 400 meters freestyle
• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2000 over 800 meters freestyle
• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2000 over 1500 meters freestyle
• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2001 over 400 meters freestyle
• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2001 over 800 meters freestyle
• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2001 over 1500 meters freestyle
• 1st place German swimming championships 2002 over 400 meters freestyle
• 1st place German Swimming Championships 2002 over 800 meters freestyle
• 1st place German swimming championships 2004 over 400 meters freestyle

Web links

• Heiko Hell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )