Heidi Pechstein
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 Petra Noack (left) and Heidi Pechstein in 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 July 1944 Leipzig, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC DHfK, Leipzig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Heidi Pechstein (later Kunze, born 4 July 1944 in Leipzig) is a German former swimmer. She competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1960. In 1964 she finished sixth with the German team in the same event.[1]
At the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, setting the new world record. For this achievement, the relay team members were named German Sportspersonalities of the Year in the team category in 1962.[2] Individually, Pechstein won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the same championships and a silver medal in the 400 m medley four years later.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heidi Pechstein". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Mannschaften des Jahres seit 1947 Archived 1 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sportler-des-jahres.de
- ^ Heidi PECHSTEIN. les-sports.info
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