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Herbert Klein

German swimmer (1923–2001)

PersonDied aged 78humanQ32079

Born: March 25, 1923
Died: September 24, 2001
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Birthplace: Wrocław
Place of death: Munich
Citizenship: Germany
Occupation: swimmer
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Languages spoken, written or signed: German

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Herbert Klein was a German swimmer. Competing in the 200 m breaststroke, he won the European title in 1950 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1952. During his career, he concurrently held two world records in the 200 m breaststroke in short course with a time of 2:27.3, long course with a time of 2:34.4, one world record in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:05.5, and a world record in the 500 m breaststroke with a time of 7:07.3. In 1950, he was elected German Sportspersonality of the year.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Herbert
Participant in: swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre breaststroke awards: Olympic bronze medal
Sport: competitive swimming
Family name: Klein
Awards: German Sportspersonality of the Year(1950)
Name in native language: Herbert Klein

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