Christopher Linke (born 24 October 1988 in
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o ...
) is a German
race walker.
He competed in the 50 km event at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, finishing in 24th place. In the 20 km event at the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 5th place.
He also finished in 5th at the
2017 World Championships in that event.
In 2019, he competed in the
men's 20 kilometres walk at the
2019 World Athletics Championships
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held in Doha, Qatar.
He finished in 4th place.
Competition record
References
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Potsdam
German male racewalkers
Olympic male racewalkers
Olympic athletes of Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
German national athletics champions
European Athletics Championships medalists
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