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Explore Roland Matthes net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! German swimmer, four-time Olympic gold medalist. He won his golds at the 100m and 200m backstroke events. In this article, we will discover how old is Roland Matthes? Who is Roland Matthes dating now & how much money does Roland Matthes have?

Roland Matthes Biography

Roland Matthes is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on November 17, 1950 in Pößneck, Germany. His last Olympic event was 1976. In that year, boxer His last Olympic event was 1976, and that year boxer Sugar Ray Leonard won gold. won the gold medal.

He was selected East German Sportspersonality of the Year seven times, in 1967–1971, 1973 and 1975. In 1981 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

As an Olympian in 1968, 1972 and 1976 he won a total of eight medals (four gold, two silver and two bronze): In 1968 and 1972 he won gold in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, while in 1976 he was third in the 100 m backstroke. In addition to these individual events, he won the 4 × 100 m team medley silver in 1968 and 1972, and a bronze medal for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At Montreal, he was the only East German male swimmer to win a medal.

In 1978, he married Kornelia Ende and they had a daughter before divorcing.

Between April 1967 and August 1974, he won every backstroke contest he entered.

Roland Matthes (17 November 1950 – 20 December 2019) was a German swimmer and the most successful backstroke swimmer of all time. Between April 1967 and August 1974 he won all backstroke competitions he entered. He won four European championships and three world championships in a row, and swam 19 world and 21 European records in various backstroke, butterfly, freestyle and medley events. He was trained by Marlies Grohe.

Roland Matthes Net Worth

Roland is one of the richest Swimmer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roland Matthes's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

In 1968, he entered his first Olympics and won two gold and one silver medals.

His competitor in the backstroke and five time Olympic champion John Naber said of Matthes upon his passing….”Roland was the greatest backstroker that ever lived. He is the only swimmer to successfully defend both Olympic backstroke titles, and he also won medals in international competition in freestyle and butterfly. Some say that only a slow reaction to the gun kept Roland from giving Mark Spitz the race of his life in the 1972 Olympic 100-meter butterfly final in Munich. Matthes was invincible on his back for a decade. His smooth strokes and powerful acceleration made every race I watched him swim become a foregone conclusion”….

In 1973 in Belgrade he became the first world champion holding the titles in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke. Additionally he won silver in the 4 × 100 m medley and bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Two years later in 1975 he defended his world title in the 100 m backstroke.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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At the European championships in 1970 in Barcelona and 1974 in Vienna he won all four titles for the 100 and 200 m backstroke. Additionally, in Barcelona he won the individual silver for the 100 m freestyle, gold with the 4 × 100 m medley team, and bronze with both the 4×100 and 4 × 200 m freestyle teams. In Vienna, he also won the individual silver for 100 m butterfly, and bronze with the 4 × 100 m freestyle team.

Who is Roland Matthes Dating?

According to our records, Roland Matthes married to Kornelia Ender . As of January 13, 2024, Roland Matthes’s is not dating anyone.

Matthes died on December 20, 2019 at the age of 69.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Roland Matthes height Not available right now. Roland weight 74 kg & body measurements will update soon.

From 1970 to 1977 he studied sport sciences at DHfK in Leipzig and from 1978 to 1984 he studied medicine at the University of Jena. After graduating he worked as an orthopedic surgeon. He retired from swimming in 1976, and in May 1978 married Kornelia Ender, a fellow East German Olympic swimmer. They divorced in 1982.

Facts & Trivia

Roland Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Roland Matthes celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.

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