Christopher Linke
{{Short description|German racewalker (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = ChristopherLinke 1.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Linke at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Potsdam, East Germany
| height = 1.91 m
| weight = 66 kg
| country = {{GER}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = 50km Race Walk
| pb =
- 20 km: 1:18:12 (2023) NR
- 35 km: 2:27:05 (2023) NR
- 50 km: 3:47:33 (2012)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Munich|35 km walk}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Race Walking Team Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2025 Poděbrady|35 km walk}}
}}
Christopher Linke (born 24 October 1988 in Potsdam) is a German race walker.{{World Athletics}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/christopher-linke-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221605/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/christopher-linke-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Christopher Linke|access-date=2017-09-24}} 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. 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 held in Doha, Qatar.{{Cite web|title=Men's 20 kilometres walk – Final|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-20KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724101622/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-20KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020|website=2019 World Athletics Championships}} He finished in 4th place.
Competition record
{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
colspan="6"|Representing {{GER}} |
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rowspan=2|2007
|Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom |7th |10 km walk |
European Junior Championships
|6th |10,000 m walk |42:11.94 |
2008
|69th |20 km walk |
2009
|4th |20 km walk |
2010
| – |50 km walk |DNF |
rowspan=2|2011
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |50 km walk |
World Championships
|21st |20 km walk |
rowspan=2|2012
|5th |50 km walk |
Olympic Games
|24th |50 km walk |
rowspan=2|2013
|10th |20 km walk |
World Championships
|9th |20 km walk |
2014
|5th |20 km walk |
rowspan=3|2015
|rowspan=2|European Race Walking Cup |7th |20 km |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|Team - 20 km |32 pts |
World Championships
|38th |20 km walk |
rowspan=2|2016
|World Race Walking Team Championships |10th |20 km walk |
Olympic Games
|5th |20 km walk |
2017
|5th |20 km walk |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|christopher-linke}}
- {{DOSB profile|christopher-linke}}
{{German Athletics Champions in men's 10,000 metres walk}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Linke, Christopher}}
Category:Sportspeople from Potsdam
Category:German male race walkers
Category:Olympic male race walkers
Category:Olympic athletes for Germany
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
Category:German national athletics champions
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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