Christoph Burkard (born 14 November 1983) is a retired

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Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who specialises in freestyle swimming and

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

and he competes in international level events. He is a four time World medalist, Paralympic champion and a European bronze medalist. He was born without his lower legs.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burkard, Christoph 1983 births Living people People from Rottweil Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) Paralympic swimmers for Germany Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships German male breaststroke swimmers German male freestyle swimmers S8-classified para swimmers 21st-century German people