Horst Bleeker
Personal information
Nationality West Germany
Born(1938-06-17)17 June 1938
Bremen, Germany
Died6 October 2023(2023-10-06) (aged 85)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubBremer Sport-Club

Horst Bleeker (born 17 June 1938 – 6 October 2023) was a former competition swimmer from Germany. He represented the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle relay and finished in fifth place in the relay.[1]

He won three national titles: in the 100-metre (1959), 200-metre (1957) and 400-metre freestyle (1957).[2]

Bleeker died on 6 October 2023, at the age of 85.[3]

References

  1. Horst Bleeker Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Schwimmen - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Herren-Teil 1). sport-komplett.de
  3. "Trauer um Horst Bleeker". weser-kurier.de (in German). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.


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