Christian Poswiat

{{short description|German swimmer}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|image=Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-1220-037, Christian Poswiat.jpg

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|caption=Poswiat in 1988

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1968|6|26|df=y}}

|death_date=

|birth_place=East Berlin, East Germany{{cite web | url=https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Christian+Poswiat/1/3068.html | title=Christian Poswiat - Munzinger Biographie }}

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| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Swimming

|club=SC Dynamo Berlin

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Perth |4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalCountry | {{DDR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1987 Strasbourg |4×100 m medley}}

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Christian Poswiat (born 26 June 1968) is a German swimmer who won two bronze medals in medley relays at the 1987 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 breaststroke; his best achievement was eighth place in the 100 m event in 1988.

After retirement, he continued competing in the masters category, and won several gold medals in medley and freestyle relays at the World Cups of 2010 and 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120801220250/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/masters/wc/ma_2010_sw_R.pdf XIII FINA World Masters Championships]. fina.org (2010){{cite web |url=http://www.sgwuppertal.de/ |title=Home |website=sgwuppertal.de}} He works a swimming teacher for babies in Wuppertal.{{cite web |url=http://www.flippers-schwimmschule.de/ |title=Home |website=flippers-schwimmschule.de}} His sister Cordula was also a competitive swimmer in East Germany.[http://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Christian+Poswiat/1/3068.html Christian Poswiat]. munzinger.de