Herbert Klein (swimmer)
Herbert Klein (born March 25, 1923 in Breslau ; † September 25, 2001 in Munich ) was a German swimmer .
During the Second World War , Klein served as a combat swimmer , after a deployment near Rimini he was taken prisoner by the British in September 1944 . Herbert Klein became European champion over 200 m breaststroke in 1950 and swam three world records and 21 German records in his career . At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , the VfVS Munich swimmer won the bronze medal behind John Davies and Bowen Stassforth on his parade route . Four years later in Melbourne he was disqualified on the same route for a wrong leg kick. Klein was voted German Sportsman of the Year in 1950 .
Web links
- Herbert Klein in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Herbert Klein in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
- The gold medal is still missing in Spiegel Online (accessed June 14, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Small, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 2001 |
| Place of death | Munich |