Joachim "Jochen" Balke (September 12, 1917 – MIA January 19, 1944) was a German breaststroke swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1938 London European Championship and competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1917 Dortmund, Germany | |||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 1944 (aged 26) Vitebsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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He was born in Dortmund and died during World War II.[1]
In 1936 he finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event.[2] In 1938 he finished first at the European Championship in London in the 200 m breaststroke event.
References
edit- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jochen Balke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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