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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||
| Born | (1917-03-26)26 March 1917 Dortmund, Germany | |||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 1944(1944-01-19) (aged 26) Vitebsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Germany
Joachim "Jochen" Balke (September 12, 1917 – MIA January 19, 1944) was a German breaststroke swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1938 London European Championship and competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Dortmund and died during World War II.
In 1936 he finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event. In 1938 he finished first at the European Championship in London in the 200 m breaststroke event.
References
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jochen Balke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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