Karin Beyer

Not to be confused with Karin Beier.
Karin Beyer

Karin Beyer (middle) in 1962
Personal information
Born (1941-07-30) 30 July 1941
Halberstadt, Germany
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club SC Chemie Halle

Karin Beyer (born 30 July 1941) is a retired East German swimmer. She set three world records in the 100 m (1958, 1:20.3 and 1:19.6) and 200 m (1961, 2:48.0) breaststroke events.[1][2] At the 1958 European Championships she finished fourth in the 4×100 m medley relay. The same year she was selected as East German Sportspersonality of the Year.[3]

Between 1961 and 1965 she studied physiotherapy at a medical institute in Leipzig and later worked as a coach, retiring in 2002. She lives in Halle.[3]

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