Christian Poswiat
 Poswiat in 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 June 1968 East Berlin, East Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christian Poswiat (born 26 June 1968) is a German swimmer who won two bronze medals in medley relays at the 1987 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships.[2] He also competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 breaststroke; his best achievement was eighth place in the 100 m event in 1988.[3]
After retirement, he continued competing in the masters category, and won several gold medals in medley and freestyle relays at the World Cups of 2010 and 2012.[4][5] He works a swimming teacher for babies in Wuppertal.[6] His sister Cordula was also a competitive swimmer in East Germany.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian Poswiat - Munzinger Biographie".
- ^ Christian POSWIAT. les-sports.info
- ^ Christian Poswiat. sports-reference.com
- ^ XIII FINA World Masters Championships. fina.org (2010)
- ^ "Home". sgwuppertal.de.
- ^ "Home". flippers-schwimmschule.de.
- ^ Christian Poswiat. munzinger.de
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