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German swimmer
Konrad Enke
Konrad Enke in 1956
Personal information
Born(1934-07-23)23 July 1934
Pößneck, Germany
Died13 November 2016(2016-11-13) (aged 82)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSC Rotation Leipzig

Konrad Enke (23 July 1934 – 13 November 2016) was a German swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke event. After winning five national titles in 1954–1955 and 1957–1959 he set a new European record at 2:38.4 in 1959. The next year he competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.

References

  1. Mention of Konrad Enke's death (pg. 4) (in German)
  2. Schwimmen – DDR – Meisterschaften (Herren – Teil 2). sport-komplett.de
  3. Deutsches Institut für Zeitgeschichte: Jahrbuch der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, p. 349, Verlag die Wirtschaft 1960
  4. Konrad Enke. sports-reference.com


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