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Horst Freese

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Horst Freese
Horst Freese in 1966
Personal information
Born (1944-01-30) 30 January 1944 (age 80)
Rostock, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubAltonaer SV, Hamburg

Horst Freese (born 30 January 1944) is a retired German speed skater. He finished in ninth place in the 1000 m at the 1976 Winter Olympics and fell on 500 m.[1]

He was born and raised in East Germany, but in 1969 fled to West Germany.[1]

Personal bests:[1]

  • 500 m – 38.7 (1972)
  • 1000 m – 1:19.80 (1976)
  • 1500 m – 2:07.78 (1974)
  • 5000 m – 8:12.4 (1967)
  • 10000 – 17:28.5 (1966)

References

  1. ^ a b c Horst Freese Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com