Udo Poser (born 21 August 1947) is a German former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed at the

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and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...

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. 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. Between 1969 and 1971 he won six national titles in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events.

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1947 births Living people People from Hildburghausen German male swimmers German male freestyle swimmers German male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers of East Germany Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Sportspeople from Thuringia {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub