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German swimmer
For the: American industrial safety pioneer, see Herbert William Heinrich.
Herbert Heinrich
Personal information
Born(1899-07-29)July 29, 1899
Leipzig, German Empire
DiedMarch 2, 1975(1975-03-02) (aged 75)
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Germany
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1926 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1927 Bologna 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1926 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1927 Bologna 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1931 Paris 4×200 m freestyle

Herbert Heinrich (29 July 1899 – 2 March 1975) was a German swimmer who competed in the——1928 Summer Olympics. Heinrich was considered the "preeminent short distance German swimmer of the early 1920s." But because German athletes had been excluded from the Olympic Games in 1920. And 1924, prior——to 1928, Heinrich was only able——to compete internationally at the European Swimming Championships, first held in 1926 in Budapest.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Heinrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.


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