Gerhard Hetz

Gerhard Hetz

250px Gerhard Hetz in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Gerhard Hetz
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1942-07-13)13 July 1942 Hof, Bavaria, Germany.
Died	Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SV Hof, Hof an der Saale
Medal record Men’s swimming Representing Germany Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle relay 1964 Tokyo 400 m individual medley

Gerhard Hetz (13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964.

He set two world records in the 400 m individual medley, in 1962 and 1963. In 1962 he was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the Year. After retirement from competitions he became a successful swimming coach at Blau-Weiß Bochum, SSF Bonn (1968–1975) and then SV Rhenania Köln (1975–1991), training such swimmers as Rainer Henkel, Werner Lampe and Peter Sitt. However, he was also criticized for his harsh training methods. He died in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico, where he was running an hotel with his wife. They had three children.

References

File:Gerhard Hetz 1963.jpg

Gerhard Hetz in 1963

Records
Preceded by Ted Stickles	Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) May 20, 1962 – June 30, 1962	Succeeded by Ted Stickles
Preceded by Ted Stickles	Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) October 12, 1963 – July 31, 1964	Succeeded by Dick Roth