Jochen Balke
Joachim "Jochen" Balke (September 12, 1917 – MIA January 19, 1944) was a German breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Dortmund and died during World War II.[1]
In 1936 he finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event.[2]
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.
  | This biographical article related to a German swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1944 deaths
- Sportspeople from Dortmund
- German male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Germany
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Missing in action of World War II
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- People declared dead in absentia
- Missing person cases in Russia
- People with post-traumatic stress disorder
- German male breaststroke swimmers
- German swimming biography stubs