Joachim Röther (5 March 1948 – 12 September 2021) was a German backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the

1966 European Aquatics Championships The 1966 European Aquatics Championships were held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 1966. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming M ...

. He also competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and finished seventh in the same event.

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1948 births 2021 deaths East German male swimmers Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for East Germany European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Chemnitz Swimmers from Saxony {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub