Hans-Joachim "HaJo" Geisler (born 27 May 1955) is a retired German swimmer who won a gold and a bronze medal at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2] He also competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972 his team finished fourth in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, 0.15 seconds short of a bronze medal.[3] Between 1973 and 1978 he won eight national titles, including six in the 400 m individual medley event.[4]

Hans-Joachim Geisler
Personal information
Born (1955-05-27) 27 May 1955 (age 68)
Goslar, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubVfL Wolfsburg, SSF Bonn 1905
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali 400 m medley

He received his bachelor's degree in Wolfsburg in 1974, and then between 1978 and 1984 studied at the RWTH Aachen University. Between 1987 and 1996 he worked at the Architekturbüro Karl-Heinz Schommer in Bonn and in 1997 founded his own architecture company in Niederkassel.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Hans-Joachim GEISLER. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
  3. ^ HaJo Geisler. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften (Herren-Teil 1), Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften (Herren-Teil 3). sport-komplett.de
  5. ^ hans-joachim geisler. hajogeisler.de

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