Karla Linke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameKarla•Linke
Used nameKarla•Linke
Born29 June 1960 in Dresden, Sachsen (GER)
Measurements180 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsSC Einheit Dresden, Dresden (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

East German breaststroke swimmer Karla Linke reached both finals in the 100 and 200 at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, finishing eighth in the 100 and fifth in the 200 metres. Two years earlier she had won the European Championships in the 200 metres, setting world records in the heats and the final. At the 1975 Cali Worlds she earned a silver in the 400 individual medley and a bronze in the 200 breaststroke. In 1975 and 1976 she also won the East German nationals in the 200.

After retiring and German re-unification, Linke lived in Sweden for several years and then worked with the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at Dresden. She later worked with the Swedish Embassy in Berlin.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GDR Karla Linke
100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 8
200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 5

Special Notes