Karin Kessow
 Karin Kessow in 1975 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1954 Rostock, East Germany | ||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||
Medal record
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Karin Kessow (born 8 January 1954, married name Drbal) is a retired German speed skater who won the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships in 1975.[1] Next year she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 3000 m and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.[2]
After marrying Karl-Heinz Drbal she changed her last name to Drbal.[2] She works as a speed skating coach in Berlin.[3]
Personal bests:[2]
- 500 m – 44.2 (1976)
- 1000 m – 1:27.2 (1976)
- 1500 m – 2:13.1 (1976)
- 3000 m – 4:39.1 (1976)
- 5000 m – 8:20.4 (1976)
References
- ^ Karin KESSOW. sportuitslagen.org
- ^ a b c Karin Kessow. sports-reference.com
- ^ Interview mit der Eisschnelllauf-Weltmeisterin von 1975, Karin Kessow-Drbal Archived 11 February 2013 at archive.today. lsb-mv.de (15. February 2008).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karin Kessow.
- Karin Kessow at SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Karin Kessow at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Karin Kessow at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Karin Kessow at Olympics.com
- Karin Kessow at Olympedia