Folkert Meeuw

Olympic swimmer
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Quick Facts

IntroOlympic swimmer
PlacesGermany
isAthlete Swimmer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth11 November 1946, Wiesbaden
Age78 years
Family
Children:Helge Meeuw
The details

Biography

Folkert Meeuw (born 11 November 1946) is a German former swimmer who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1972. Next year he won a bronze in the same event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships. In 1970 and 1974 he won six European medals in various events, including three gold medals.
His wife, Jutta Weber, and son, Helge Meeuw, both competed for Germany in swimming and won medals at Summer Olympics and World and European championships.

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