Horst Bleeker
Horst Bleeker (born June 17, 1938 in Bremen ) is a German swimmer and Olympic participant. He started for the Bremen Sport Club .
Bleeker won three German championships:
In 1956 he was a participant in the Melbourne Olympics . In the 100 m freestyle he was eliminated in 1: 00.1 min. With the 4 × 200 m - freestyle relay (Hans Kohler, Hans-Joachim Reich , Hans Zierold and Horst Bleeker), however, he came to the final and finished second in 8: 43.4 min Place 5. The Olympic victory came on. Australia in the world record time of 8: 23.6 min.
In 1958 Bleeker was victorious in the international swimming competition Germany-Holland over 400 m freestyle in 4: 39.4 minutes.
On May 7, 1960 he was honored with the silver laurel leaf for his athletic achievements.
Web links
- German swimming championships
- Horst Bleeker in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- International match
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 76
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bleeker, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |