Olaf von Schilling

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Olaf Baron von Schilling (born September 16, 1943 in Stralsund ; † May 18, 2018 ) was a German medley and freestyle swimmer.

The 1.87 m tall athlete, who competed for Wasserfreunde Wuppertal and trained by Heinz Hoffmann , achieved his greatest successes on the shorter crawl distances. In 1965 he achieved a world record with the German men's 4-by-100 and 4-by-200-meter freestyle relay. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City , he reached sixth place with the two freestyle relays in the finals. In the individual, he was eliminated in the semifinals over 100 meters with 55.9 seconds and over 200 meters freestyle in the lead with 2: 01.7 minutes. At the European Swimming Championships in Barcelona in 1970 , he replaced Hans-Günther Vosseler in the final of the long freestyle relay and won the gold medal in a team with Werner Lampe , his club-mate Folkert Meeuw and Hans Fassnacht . At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, the outstanding stylist, as the oldest participant in the German swimming team, achieved an individual over 200 meter lead time of 2: 00.27 minutes.

For winning the gold medal at the European Championships in Barcelona in 1970, he received the Silver Laurel Leaf.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary notice. In: rp-online.de. June 2, 2018, accessed July 11, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Water Friends - A Success Story. In: WZ Newsline . July 5, 2008, accessed May 9, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Olaf von Schilling in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on September 6, 2018.
  4. ^ West Germany Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games on Sports-Reference.com
  5. ^ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 77
personal data
SURNAME Schilling, Olaf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schilling, Olaf Baron von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Stralsund
DATE OF DEATH 18th May 2018