Karin Kessow
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 Karin Kessow in 1975 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 January 1954 Rostock, Germany |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin |
Karin Kessow, 1975
Karin Kessow (born 8 January 1954) 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)
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- ↑ Karin KESSOW. sportuitslagen.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Karin Kessow. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Interview mit der Eisschnelllauf-Weltmeisterin von 1975, Karin Kessow-Drbal. lsb-mv.de (15. February 2008).
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