Jirka Letzin

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Jirka Letzin

Personal information

Full name

Jirka Letzin

Nationality

Germany

Born

February 8, 1971
Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Height

1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

80 kilograms (180 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Stroke(s)

Backstroke and medley

Club

Sportgemeinschaft Deutsche Hochschule
für Korperkultur, Leipzig

Medal record

Men's swimming
Competitor for Germany
World Championships (SC)
Bronze	1995 Rio de Janeiro	100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver	1995 Vienna	100 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold	1994 Stavanger	50 m backstroke
Silver	1999 Lisbon	200 m backstroke
Silver	1999 Lisbon	200 m medley

Jirka Letzin (born February 8, 1971 in Neubrandenburg) is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Germany. He won his first major title in 1994, at the European Short Course Championships in Stavanger. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 9th place in the men's 400 m individual medley.

References

(German) Profile

European Short Course Champions in Men's 50 m Backstroke

1991 – 1992: Jani Sievinen (FIN)
1993: Patrick Hermanspann (GER)
1994: Jirka Letzin (GER)
1996: Mariusz Siembida (POL)
1998: Thomas Rupprath (GER)
1999: Miro Zeravica (CRO)
2000: Ante Masković (CRO)
2001: Stev Theloke (GER)
2002 – 2005: Thomas Rupprath (GER)
2006: Helge Meeuw (GER)
2007: Thomas Rupprath (GER)
2008 – 2010: Stanislav Donets (RUS)
2011: Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP)
2012: Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2013: Jérémy Stravius (FRA)

Persondata
Name	Letzin, Jirka
Alternative names
Short description	Swimmer
Date of birth	February 8, 1971
Place of birth	Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Date of death
Place of death

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