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East German swimmer Not to be confused with Karin Beier.

Karin Beyer
Karin Beyer in 1962
Personal information
Born (1941-07-30) 30 July 1941 (age 83)
Halberstadt, Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSC Chemie Halle

Karin Beyer (born 30 July 1941) is a former East German swimmer. She set three world records in the 100 m (1958, 1:20.3 and 1:19.6) and 200 m (1961, 2:48.0) breaststroke events. At the 1958 European Championships she finished fourth in the 4×100 m medley relay. The same year she was selected as East German Sportspersonality of the Year.

Between 1961 and 1965 she studied physiotherapy at a medical institute in Leipzig and later worked as a coach, retiring in 2002. She lives in Halle.

References

  1. World Record Progression. Women – 100m Breaststroke Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. ishof.org
  2. Swimming World Records – 100 m breaststroke – long course, Swimming World Records – 200 m breaststroke – long course. recordi.info-mix.info
  3. ^ Beyer, Karin. In Wer war wer in der DDR? Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4
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