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]

  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.