Udo Poser

Udo Poser

Udo Poser in 1966
Personal information
Born	(1947-08-21) 21 August 1947 Hildburghausen, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	ASK Vorwärts Rostock
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1966 Utrecht 4×100 m freestyle 1966 Utrecht 4×200 m freestyle 1966 Utrecht 100 m freestyle 1970 Barcelona 100 m butterfly 1970 Barcelona 200 m butterfly 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle

Udo Poser (born 21 August 1947) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972 by swimming for the East Germany team in the preliminary round. He finished in fifth and sixth place in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1968 and in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1972, respectively, whereas individually he failed to reach the finals in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle.^[1]

He competed at two European championships in 1966 and 1970 and earned eight medals, including three gold medals, and set one world record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1970.^[2] Between 1969 and 1971 he won six national titles in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events.^[3]

References

Poser in 1969