Christopher Linke (born 24 October 1988 in Potsdam) is a German race walker. He competed in the 50 km event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 24th place. In the 20 km event at the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 5th place. He also finished in 5th at the 2017 World Championships in that event. In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 4th place.
Competition record Representing 2007European Race Walking CupRoyal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom7th10 km walk42:10European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands6th10,000 m walk42:11.942008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia69th20 km walk1:27:492009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania4th20 km walk1:24:292010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain –50 km walkDNF2011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal3rd50 km walk3:52:56World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea21st20 km walk1:24:172012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia5th50 km walk3:47:33Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom24th50 km walk3:49:192013European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia10th20 km walk1:23:28World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia9th20 km walk1:22:362014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland5th20 km walk1:21:002015European Race Walking CupMurcia, Spain7th20 km1:22:061stTeam - 20 km32 ptsWorld Championships Beijing, China38th20 km walk1:26:102016World Race Walking Team ChampionshipsRome, Italy10th20 km walk1:20:40Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th20 km walk1:20:002017World Championships London, United Kingdom5th20 km walk1:19:21
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