Hans-Joachim Klein (swimmer)

Hans -Joachim Klein ( born August 20, 1942 in Darmstadt) was President of the German Olympic Society and world-class swimmers.

Klein visited the Old Grammar School (now the Georg- Büchner -Schule ( Darmstadt, Germany) Since 1955, he was in Darmstadt swimming club in 1912 In 1958, Klein was trained by the Hungarian master trainer Janos Satori Klein won from 1959 to 1965 many German championships and set several world records. .. on. 1960 he participated in the Olympic games in Rome in part. 1964 he won at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, three silver medals (4 × 100 m medley and freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle ) and one bronze (100 m freestyle ). 1965 he voted Sportsman of the Year. From October 2001 to November 2007 he was president of the DOG.

From 1962 to 1963 Klein studied at the University of Southern California Industrial Engineering. From 1963 to 1969 he studied industrial engineering at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt. In 1972 he received his Dr. rer. pol. From 1969 to 1985 he worked at the Hessian Ministry of Economy and Transport. From 1985 to 1997 he was district administrator in darmstadt the castle district. From 1997 until his retirement on 31 March 2008 he was Chairman and CEO of LVV Leipziger supply and transport company ltd.

Since 2010, Hans Joachim Klein hired as Chairman of the Heinerfest Association in Darmstadt. The Heinerfest is one of the largest street festivals in Germany.