Norbert Verweyen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameNorbert•Verweyen
Used nameNorbert•Verweyen
Born8 October 1950 in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements190 cm / 90 kg
AffiliationsSSF Bonn 1905, Bonn (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

West German swimmer Norbert Verweyen competed in the 200 m backstroke at the 1972 München Olympics, but was eliminated in the heats. From 1970-72 he was the national champion in this event. Verweyen trained as an optician, but later changed to the real estate business. He emigrated to Thailand, where he became CEO of a real estate company on the island of Koh Samui. His wife Ananya Klongkaew was murdered in 2007.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) FRG Norbert Verweyen
200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) 26