Arthur Heina

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameArthur•Heina
Used nameArthur•Heina
Born22 February 1915 in Gladbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died27 February 1986 in Königswinter, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
AffiliationsSV 1913, Gladbeck (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

German swimmer Arthur Heina finished eighth in the semi-finals of the 200m breaststroke at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Unfortunately, only the best seven qualified for the final. In 1935 and 1939 he was German 200m breaststroke champion. Heina set a European record in 1937 and a world record in 1938. In 1953 he again won a German national title with the SV 13 Gladbeck 4x200m breaststroke relay team alongside non-Olympians Walter and Siegfried Kruschinski and Lutz Ebbinghaus. Heina later was an international swimming breaststroke referee.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GER Arthur Heina
200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic) 5 h2 r2/3

Special Notes