Heinz Arendt

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Heinz Arendt
Personal information
Born(1917-05-16)16 May 1917
Berlin, Germany
Died5 January 2006(2006-01-05) (aged 88)
Unkel, Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubPoseidon Berlin
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1938 London 1500 m freestyle

Heinz Arendt (16 May 1917 – 5 January 2006) was a German swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. He finished seventh in the same event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

His sister Gisela Jacob-Arendt and nephew Rainer Jacob were German Olympic swimmers, and Gisela competed along with her brother at the 1936 Games.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Heinz Arendt Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com