Christian Poswiat
German swimmer
Poswiat in 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1968-06-26) 26 June 1968 (age 56) 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]
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