Christian Keller

Christian Keller ( born August 3, 1972 in Essen) is a former German swimmer who participated in four Olympic Games and won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.

Christian Keller went to for SG Essen. In 1988, Keller Junior European champion over 200 meters butterfly, 1989, he won the Junior title over 200 meters freestyle and 200 meters individual medley. In 1991, he won his first two titles in the adult class. Total won basement 1991-2004 35 league titles, of which 9 on the 200 - meter medley track and 5 in the 100 meters butterfly.

With his first championship titles, Keller qualified for the European Championship 1991., Where he finished fourth 200m individual medley and won his first international medal with the 4x200 -meter freestyle relay. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, he finished with the medley relay to fourth place, about 200 meters freestyle he reached the B final.

1993 Keller won at the Short Course World Championships 200 - meter medley route and took about 200 meters butterfly and the 4x200 -meter freestyle relay silver medal. At the European Championships on the 50 - meter track in Sheffield reached basement at the 200 - meter medley route to third place and was awarded his first European Championship individual medal. At the World Cup 1994 Keller won a bronze medal with the 4x200 - meter relay.

In 1995, he swam with the 4x200 - meter relay at the European Championships gold and bronze took another 200m individual medley. At the Olympic Games in Atlanta, he finished ninth on the location distance, but won the 200-meter freestyle relay bronze.

Also in the following years was the cellar successful in almost every international championship. In Istanbul in 1999 he won his second European Championship gold with the 4x200 -meter freestyle relay. In his third at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000 reached the basement finally a singles final and finished sixth 200m individual medley. 2003 Keller won his second World Cup medal and in 2004 he took in Athens for the fourth time in the Olympic Games and was part again in sixth with the 4x200 - meter relay.

Since June 21, 2013 Keller is a jury member at the RTL show The Pool Champions - Celebrities underwater

Achievements

  • European Championship 1991 in Athens Bronze 4x200 -meter freestyle with Steffen Zesner, Uwe Dassler, Keller and Jörg Hoffmann
  • Silver 4x200 meters freestyle Jörg Hoffmann, Christian Tröger, Keller and Steffen Zesner
  • Bronze 200m individual medley
  • Bronze 4x200 meters freestyle Andreas Szigat, Keller, Oliver lamp and Steffen Zesner
  • Gold 4x200 -meter freestyle with basement, Oliver lamp, Torsten mountain range and Steffen Zesner
  • Silver 4x100 -meter freestyle with Christian Tröger, basement, Torsten mountain range and Björn Zikarsky
  • Bronze 200m individual medley
  • Bronze 4x200 -meter freestyle with Aimo Heilmann, Keller, Christian Tröger and Steffen Zesner
  • Bronze 4x200 -meter freestyle with Lars Conrad, Keller, Stefan Pohl and Steffen Zesner
  • Gold 4x200 -meter freestyle with basement, Stefan Pohl, Lars Conrad and Michael Kiedel
  • Silver 4x100 meter medley with Stev Theloke, Mark Warnecke, Christian and Christian Tröger
  • Bronze 4x100 -meter freestyle with basement, Lars Merseburg, Christian Tröger and Lars Conrad
  • Silver 200m individual medley
  • Silver 4x200 -meter freestyle with Michael Kiedel, Keller, Stefan Herbst and Stefan Pohl
  • Bronze 4x200 -meter freestyle with John Osterling, Lars Conrad, Stefan Herbst and basement
  • World Cup Winner 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
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