Helmuth Schwenn
Helmuth Schwenn (January 27, 1913 – July 16, 1983) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Olympic medal record | ||
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1936 Berlin | Team competition |
Career
Schwenningen won an Olympic silver medal in water polo in the Olympics in 1936 in Berlin. He was part of the German team that finished second in water polo tournament. There were 16 nations that fielded teams. Germany's performance in the final round, 2-2 against Hungary, 4-1 against Belgium and 8-1 over France . Hungary and Germany both had five points but Hungary won due to better target view (10/2 = 5) against Germany (14/4 = 3.5). The other players on the German team was Fritz Gunst, Josef Hauser, Alfred Kienzle, Paul Klingenburg, Heinrich Krug, Hans Schneider, Hans Schulze, Gustav Schürger and Fritz Stolze. Schwenningen played two matches during water polo tournament in Berlin.[1]
References
External links
- Helmuth Schwenn at International Olympic Committee
- Helmuth Schwenn at Olympic Channel
- Helmuth Schwenn at Olympedia
- Helmuth Schwenn at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Helmuth Schwenn at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)