Christoph Burkard
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| Born | 14 November 1983 Rottweil, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Dysmelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8, SB6, SM8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christoph Burkard (born 14 November 1983) is a retired German Paralympic swimmer who specialises in freestyle swimming and breaststroke and he competes in international level events. He is a four time World medalist, Paralympic champion and a European bronze medalist. He was born without his lower legs.[1][2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Christoph Burkard". Team Deutschland (in German). 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21.
- ^ "Fish With No Legs". Atavist (in German). 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Christoph Burkard - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 December 2020.[dead link]
External links[edit]
- Christoph Burkard at the International Paralympic Committee
- Christoph Burkard at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Christoph Burkard at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Rottweil
- Sportspeople from Freiburg (region)
- Paralympic swimmers for Germany
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- German male breaststroke swimmers
- German male freestyle swimmers
- S8-classified para swimmers
- 21st-century German people