Swimmer wins action
NZPA-Reuter Munich A court ruling that West German officials were wrong not to select a swimmer, Wilfried Kuehlem, for the Los Angeles Olympic Games, has stunned the country’s sports bodies. Kuehlem took the National Swimming Federation to court after he fin-
ished third in the national 100 metres freestyle Olympic trial but was not chosen for the Los Angeles relay team. The fifth-placed Andreas Schmidt was selected instead. A Munich court ruled yesterday that Kuehlem should have been selected and ordered the federation to pay the costs of the action.
The swimmer did not ask for any compensation. Kuehlem had won an injunction forcing the federation to nominate him for the Games but the National Olympic Committee refused to select him. The West German 4xloo metres freestyle team narrowly missed the bronze medal in Los Angeles, finishing fourth behind Sweden.
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