Bjorn Zikarsky

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Björn Zikarsky (born July 17, 1967 in Erlangen ) is a former German swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Björn Zikarsky started his career with his twin brother Bengt at SSG Erlangen . In 1989 he started for Hamburg, towards the end of his career Björn Zikarsky swam for SC DHfK Leipzig . The 2.07 meter tall athlete was a specialist on the sprint courses. In 1988 and 1989 he was third in the German championship over 100 meters freestyle; In 1995 and 1996 he took second place.

At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 Björn Zikarsky swam in the final in two seasons: with the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay, he reached sixth place, with the individual relay relay he finished fourth. In the following year Björn Zikarsky won the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay at the European Championships in Bonn. Peter Sitt , André Schadt as well as Bengt and Björn Zikarsky won in 3: 19.68 minutes ahead of the relays from France and Sweden.

Only after completing his business administration studies did Zikarsky return to the international class. At the 1995 European Swimming Championships in Vienna, he won three medals. In the 100 meter freestyle, he finished third behind Alexander Popow and Torsten Spanneberg in 50.23 seconds. The freestyle sprint relay with Christian Tröger , Christian Keller , Torsten Spanneberg and Björn Zikarsky won silver behind the Russian relay. The layer relay with Tino Weber , Mark Warnecke , Fabian Hieronimus and Björn Zikarsky took third place behind the Russian relay and the Hungarians. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he competed in the same disciplines as in Vienna. Over 100 meters freestyle he reached the B final and finished eleventh in 49.91 seconds. With the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay consisting of Christian Tröger, Bengt and Björn Zikarsky and Mark Pinger , he won the bronze medal behind the USA and the Russian relay. As in 1988, the tier relay came in fourth.

Björn Zikarsky lives with his wife Kylie, who worked as a surf lifesaver and swimmer for the Maroochydore SLSC, in their home country Australia.

literature

  • National Olympic Committee for Germany (Ed.): Seoul 1988. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1988.
  • National Olympic Committee for Germany (Ed.): Atlanta 96. The German Olympic team . Frankfurt am Main 1996.

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SURNAME Zikarsky, Bjorn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH gain