Fritz Dennerlein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian swimmer and water polo player
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Place of Birth: Portici, Campania, Italy
About Fritz Dennerlein
- Federico "Fritz" Dennerlein (14 March 1936 – 3 October 1992) was an Italian freestyle and butterfly swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
- He finished fourth in the water polo tournaments in 1956 and 1964, and in the 200 m butterfly event in 1960.
- He also reached the finals of the 4 × 200 m freestyle (1956) and 4 × 100 m medley (1960) relays.Dennerlein was born to a German father and Romanian mother; he had an elder brother Costantino, also a competitive swimmer.
- Between 1959 and 1962 he set five European records in the 100 and 200 m butterfly events.
- He aimed for a butterfly medal at the 1960 Olympics, and therefore gave up his place in the Olympic water polo team.
- After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach in his native Naples.
- Since 1984 he trained the national water polo team, bringing it to a silver medal at the 1986 World Championships.
- He died in a traffic accident, and was buried in the English Cemetery, Naples.
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