Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Ekkehard•Miersch |
Used name | Ekkehard•Miersch |
Born | 4 May 1936 in Potsdam, Brandenburg (GER) |
Affiliations | SV Nikar, Heidelberg (GER) |
NOC | Germany |
Nationality | West Germany |
West German backstroke swimmer Ekkehard Miersch was the son of modern pentathlete Konrad Miersch. Ekkehard was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 backstroke at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. From 1956-58 he won three consecutive West German titles. Miersch later graduated as a physician, but still competed in several Senior Masters events, including the 1997 Europeans in Praha. He was also a keen promoter of swimming in his hometown Sindelfingen.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER | FRG | Ekkehard Miersch | |||
100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 12 |