Wilfried Hartung

Wilfried Hartung

Wilfried Hartung (left) in 1971
Personal information
Born	(1953-08-16) 16 August 1953 Berlin, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Berliner TSC
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1970 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 1974 Amsterdam/Vienna 4×100 m freestyle

Wilfried Hartung (born 16 August 1953) is a retired German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972. He is the divorced husband of two-time silver Olympic swimmer Gabriele Wetzko.^[1][2]

European championships

At the 1970 European Aquatics Championships he finished in sixth place in the 400 m freestyle.^[3] The East German 4×200 m freestyle relay team, of which he was part, won the bronze medal.^[4] At the 1974 European Aquatics Championships his team won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.^[5]

Summer Olympics

In 1972 he competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m and 4×200 m freestyle events. His team won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay. In 1976 he was part of the East German 4×200 m freestyle team that was placed fifth.^[6]

World championships

At the 1973 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Hartung competed in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and finished in fourth place.^[7] In 1975, he was part of two relay teams: 4 × 100 m, in which East Germany got sixth place,^[8] and 4 × 200 m, in which his team finished fifth.^[9]

References

External links

• "Wilfried Hartung Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.