Erwin Sietas
Erwin Sietas, Tetsuo Hamuro and Reizo Koike at the 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Erwin Sietas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 July 1910 Cranz, Hamburg, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 July 1989 (aged 78) Hamburg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hamburger Schwimmclub 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erwin Sietas (24 July 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a German swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and finished in fourth, fourth and second place, respectively. Sietas was known for his fast start; in 1932 and 1936 he led he race, but faded at the finish.[1][2] He won three medals at the European championships, including a gold in 1934.[3]
Between 1928 and 1936 Sietas won all national titles, and in 1935 set a world record in the 200 m breaststroke. He was the only European breaststroke swimmer to win an Olympic medal between 1928 and 1952. In 1992 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erwin Sietas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "ERWIN SIETAS (GER) 1992 Honor Pioneer Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
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- 1926: Erich Rademacher (GER)
- 1927: Erich Rademacher (GER)
- 1931: Toivo Reingoldt (FIN)
- 1934: Erwin Sietas (GER)
- 1938: Jochen Balke (GER)
- 1947: Roy Romain (GBR)
- 1950: Herbert Klein (FRG)
- 1954: Klaus Bodinger (GDR)
- 1958: Leonid Kolesnikov (URS)
- 1962: Georgy Prokopenko (URS)
- 1966: Georgy Prokopenko (URS)
- 1970: Klaus Katzur (GDR)
- 1974: David Wilkie (GBR)
- 1977: Gerald Mörken (FRG)
- 1981: Robertas Žulpa (URS)
- 1983: Adrian Moorhouse (GBR)
- 1985: Dmitry Volkov (URS)
- 1987: József Szabó (HUN)
- 1989: Nick Gillingham (GBR)
- 1991: Nick Gillingham (GBR)
- 1993: Nick Gillingham (GBR)
- 1995: Andrey Korneyev (RUS)
- 1997: Aleksandr Gukov (BLR)
- 1999: Stéphan Perrot (FRA)
- 2000: Dmitry Komornikov (RUS)
- 2002: Davide Rummolo (ITA)
- 2004: Paolo Bossini (ITA)
- 2006: Sławomir Kuczko (POL)
- 2008: Grigory Falko (RUS)
- 2010: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2012: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2014: Marco Koch (GER)
- 2016: Ross Murdoch (GBR)
- 2018: Anton Chupkov (RUS)
- 2020: Anton Chupkov (RUS)
- 2022: James Wilby (GBR)
- 2024: Lyubomir Epitropov (BUL) and Erik Persson (SWE)
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