Klaus Bodinger

Klaus Bodinger
Personal information
Born14 May 1932
Breslau, Germany
Died6 April 1994 (aged 61)
Strasbourg, Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubStahl Nord Leipzig (1952), Motor Gohlis Nord (1953)
Medal record
Swimming
European Championships
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1954 Turin 200 m breaststroke
Representing  West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Budapest 200 m breaststroke

Klaus Bodinger (14 May 1932 – 6 April 1994) was a German swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke. In this discipline he won two national titles in 1952–1953 and a gold medal at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships competing for East Germany.[1] He then moved to West Germany, where he won three national titles in 1955, 1957 and 1958. He also won a bronze medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships competing for West Germany.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Schwimmen – DDR – Meisterschaften Herren – Teil 2. www.sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften (Herren-Teil 3). www.sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ European Swimming Championships (Men). gbrathletics.com
  4. ^ Volker Kluge Lexikon Sportler in der DDR. Neues Leben, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-355-01759-6, p. 42.