Karla Linke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Karla Linke

East German swimmer

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1960

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Germany

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Karla Linke

  • Karla Linke (also Carla; born 29 June 1960) is a retired German swimmer who won the 200 m breastroke event at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships, breaking the world record twice in the process.
  • The following year, she collected two medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships: a silver in the 400 m medley and a bronze in the 200 m breaststroke.
  • She also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events and finished eighth and fifth, respectively.After retiring from competitive swimming in 1977, Linke moved to Sweden and worked for the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Dresden.
  • As of May 2012 she was employed by the Swedish Embassy in Berlin.

Read more at Wikipedia