Jochen Balke

Joachim "Jochen" Balke (September 12, 1917 – MIA January 19, 1944) was a German breaststroke swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1938 London European Championship and competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Joachim Balke
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1917-03-26)26 March 1917
Dortmund, Germany
Died19 January 1944(1944-01-19) (aged 26)
Vitebsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportSwimming

He was born in Dortmund and died during World War II.[1]

In 1936 he finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event.[2] In 1938 he finished first at the European Championship in London in the 200 m breaststroke event.

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.


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