Wilfried Hartung
{{short description|East German swimmer}}
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{{Infobox swimmer
| name=Wilfried Hartung
| image=Bundesarchiv Bild 183-K0710-0001-009, Wilfried Hartung, Hartmut Flöckner, Lothar Gericke.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption=Wilfried Hartung (left) in 1971
| birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1953|8|16}}
| birth_place=East Berlin, East Germany
| death_date=
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| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| sport=Swimming
| club=Berliner TSC
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| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalBronze| 1972 Munich|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1970 Barcelona|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/wilfried-hartung-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/wilfried-hartung-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Wilfried Hartung Biography and Statistics|work=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=30 December 2008}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/gabriele-wetzko-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/gabriele-wetzko-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Gabriele Wetzko|work=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=31 December 2008}}
European championships
At the 1970 European Aquatics Championships he finished in sixth place in the 400 m freestyle.{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/swi/results/me-400fr-1970.html|title= Swimming European Championships 1970 at Barcelona (spa) Men: 400 m Freestyle|work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}} The East German 4×200 m freestyle relay team, of which he was part, won the bronze medal.{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/swi/me-4x200fr.html|title=Swimming European Championships Men: 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay|work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}} At the 1974 European Aquatics Championships his team won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/swi/me-4x100fr.html|title= Swimming European Championships Men: 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay |work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/swi/results/mo-4x200fr-1976.html|title= Swimming Olympic Games 1976 at Montréal (can) Men: 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay |work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}}
World championships
At the 1973 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Hartung competed in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and finished in fourth place.{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/swi/results/mw-4x200fr-1973.html|title=Swimming World Championships 1973 at Beograd (yug) Men: 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay |work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}} In 1975, he was part of two relay teams: 4 × 100 m, in which East Germany got sixth place,{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/swi/results/mw-4x100fr-1975.html|title=Swimming World Championships 1975 at Cali (col) Men: 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay |work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}} and 4 × 200 m, in which his team finished fifth.{{cite web|url=http://www.sports123.com/swi/results/mw-4x200fr-1975.html|title=Swimming World Championships 1975 at Cali (col) Men: 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay |work=Sports123.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/wilfried-hartung-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/wilfried-hartung-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Wilfried Hartung Biography and Statistics|work=Sports-reference.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}}
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Category:Olympic swimmers for East Germany
Category:Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
Category:German male freestyle swimmers
Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics