Gerhard Hetz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerhard Hetz

swimmer

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1942

Place of Birth: Hof, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 19-May-2012

Profession: coach, swimmer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Gerhard Hetz (13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer.
He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964.He set two world records in the 400 m individual medley, in 1962 and 1963.
In 1962 he was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the Year.
After retirement from competitions he became a successful swimming coach at Blau-Weiß Bochum, SSF Bonn (1968–1975) and then SV Rhenania Köln (1975–1991), training such swimmers as Rainer Henkel, Werner Lampe and Peter Sitt.
However, he was also criticized for his harsh training methods.
He died in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico, where he was running a hotel with his wife.
They had three children.



Description	Dutch photographer and cinematographer
Date of birth/death	1929	1996
Work location	Amsterdam, Bentveld
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