Christopher Linke

Christopher Linke ( born October 24, 1988 in Potsdam ) is a German athlete who is successful as a walker. The 1.91 m wide and 64 kg Sports soldier starts for the SC Potsdam and is coached by Ronald Weigel.

Left in 2005 German Youth B champion in 5000 - meter track walking. In 2007 he won the national junior championships three times in the 5000 -meter indoor walking, 20km Road Walking and 10,000 - meter track walking and finished at the German Junior Championships in the 10,000 - meter track Go to second place. At the European Junior Championships in Hengelo he reached the sixth. In 2008 he became German champion in the 50 km walk and secured en passant the junior title over 35 kilometers. At the World Cup in Cheboksary the walker he came in the 20 - km walk on the 69th Place. The following year, he finished at the U23 European Championships in fourth place in the 20 - km walk.

In 2010 he was. At the German Championships Second 10-kilometer and 20-kilometer fourth At the European Championships in Barcelona he started about 50 km, but abandoned the race prematurely. In 2011 he became German champion over 5000 meters in the hall and 10 kilometers in the open air. When the European Cup skiers he reached fourth place in the 50 -kilometer race. At the World Championships in Daegu, he finished 21st place in the 20 - km walk. At a scheduled start over 50 kilometers, it had to do without because of a lymph node inflammation.

2012 was left German champion over 20 km and finished the World Cup skiers in Saransk than 50 kilometers of the sixth. He increased his personal best to 3:47:33 pm About the same distance he reached at the Olympic Games in London in 3:49:19 h 24th place

In 2013 he won at the German Championships and over 10 km of the 10,000 meter track Go the titles. About 20 kilometers he was second. When the European Cup skiers, he finished 10th in a 20 - kilometer walk. At the World Championships in Moscow he finished 9th overall in the 20 - km walk.