Horst Freese (born 30 January 1944) is a retired German speed skater. He finished in ninth place in the 1000 m at the 1976 Winter Olympics and fell on 500 m.^[1]

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Horst Freese

Horst Freese in 1966
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Born	(1944-01-30) 30 January 1944 (age 80) Rostock, Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Altonaer SV, Hamburg

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He was born and raised in East Germany, but in 1969 fled to West Germany.^[1]

Personal bests:^[1]

• 500 m – 38.7 (1972)
• 1000 m – 1:19.80 (1976)
• 1500 m – 2:07.78 (1974)
• 5000 m – 8:12.4 (1967)
• 10000 – 17:28.5 (1966)