Wilfried Hartung (born 16 August 1953) is a retired German swimmer. Born in

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, he competed at the

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and

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and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972. He is the divorced husband of two-time silver Olympic swimmer Gabriele Wetzko.

European championships

At the 1970 European Aquatics Championships he finished in sixth place in the 400 m freestyle. The East German 4×200 m freestyle relay team, of which he was part, won the bronze medal. At the

1974 European Aquatics Championships The 1974 European Aquatics Championships were held in Austrian capital of Vienna from 18 to 25 August 1974. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronised swimming (women) and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary D ...

his team won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

Summer Olympics

In 1972 he competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m and 4×200 m freestyle events. His team won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay. In 1976 he was part of the East German 4×200 m freestyle team that was placed fifth.

World championships

At the 1973

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, Hartung competed in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and finished in fourth place. In

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, he was part of two relay teams: 4 × 100 m, in which East Germany got sixth place, and 4 × 200 m, in which his team finished fifth.

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