Christopher Linke

Christopher Linke
Linke at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking
Personal information
Born (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36)
Potsdam, East Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event50km Race Walk
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km: 1:18:12 (2023) NR
  • 35 km: 2:27:05 (2023) NR
  • 50 km: 3:47:33 (2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich 35 km walk

Christopher Linke (born 24 October 1988 in Potsdam) is a German race walker.[1][2] He competed in the 50 km event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 24th place. In the 20 km event at the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 5th place.[1] He also finished in 5th at the 2017 World Championships in that event.[1] In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] He finished in 4th place.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2007 European Race Walking Cup Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom 7th 10 km walk 42:10
European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 6th 10,000 m walk 42:11.94
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 69th 20 km walk 1:27:49
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 4th 20 km walk 1:24:29
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain – 50 km walk DNF
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 3rd 50 km walk 3:52:56
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 21st 20 km walk 1:24:17
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 5th 50 km walk 3:47:33
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 24th 50 km walk 3:49:19
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 10th 20 km walk 1:23:28
World Championships Moscow, Russia 9th 20 km walk 1:22:36
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 5th 20 km walk 1:21:00
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 7th 20 km 1:22:06
1st Team - 20 km 32 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 38th 20 km walk 1:26:10
2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italy 10th 20 km walk 1:20:40
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 20 km walk 1:20:00
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th 20 km walk 1:19:21

References

  1. ^ a b c Christopher Linke at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christopher Linke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "Men's 20 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.


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