Roger Pyttel

Roger Pyttel

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-M0714-0020, Roger Pyttel.jpg Pyttel in 1973.
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1957-05-08) 8 May 1957 Wolfen, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	SC DHfK Leipzig
Medal record Representing East Germany Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 100 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 100 m butterfly Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 200 m butterfly Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 200 m butterfly European Championships (LC) Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 100 m butterfly Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 100 m butterfly Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jönköping 4×200 m freestyle

Roger Pyttel (born 8 May 1957 in Wolfen) is a former German butterfly swimmer. After failing to place in various races during the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, Pyttel attained both a silver and bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.