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German speed skater

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Karin Kessow
Karin Kessow in 1975
Personal information
Born (1954-01-08) 8 January 1954 (age 71)
Rostock, East Germany
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country East Germany
SportSpeed skating
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
World Allround Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Assen Allround
Karin Kessow, 1975

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. Next year she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 3000 m and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.

After marrying Karl-Heinz Drbal she changed her last name to Drbal. She works as a speed skating coach in Berlin.

Personal bests:

  • 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

  1. Karin KESSOW. sportuitslagen.org
  2. ^ Karin Kessow. sports-reference.com
  3. Interview mit der Eisschnelllauf-Weltmeisterin von 1975, Karin Kessow-Drbal Archived 11 February 2013 at archive.today. lsb-mv.de (15. February 2008).

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World champions in women's allround speed skating
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