Mark Warnecke

Mark Warnecke

Personal information
Full name	Mark Warnecke
Nationality	Germany
Born	15 February 1970 (1970-02-15) (age 41) Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kilograms (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
Club	Sportgemeinschaft Essen
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Germany Olympic Games Bronze 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke World Championships Gold 2005 Montreal[1] 50 m breaststroke World Championships (SC) Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke Gold 2000 Athens[2] 50 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) Gold 1999 Istanbul 50 m breaststroke Gold 2000 Helsinki 50 m breaststroke Silver 1999 Istanbul 100 m breaststroke Silver 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley Bronze 1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) Gold 1998 Sheffield 50 m breaststroke Gold 2000 Valencia 50 m breaststroke Gold 2002 Riesa 4x50 m Medley Gold 2003 Dublin 4x50 m Medley Gold 1994 Stavanger 50 m breaststroke Gold 1994 Stavanger 4x50 m Medley Gold 1998 Sheffield 4x50 m Medley Gold 2004 Vienna 4x50 m Medley Gold 2005 Trieste 4x50 m Medley Silver 1998 Sheffield 100 m breaststroke Silver 2002 Riesa 50 m breaststroke Bronze 2003 Dublin 50 m breaststroke Bronze 1993 Gateshead 50 m breaststroke Bronze 2003 Dublin 4x50 m Medley

Mark Warnecke (born 15 February 1970 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former breaststroke swimmer who, at age 35, won the world title in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada. That made him the oldest swimming world champion since 1971. He started for the German swimming club SG Essen.

He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was a member of the 4×100 m medley relay team, that finished in fourth position. Eight years later he won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

See also

• German records in swimming

External links

• Personal website

References

• sports-reference

1. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
2. ^ "5th FINA World Swimming Championships". http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Fukuoka_2001/site/wldswimchamps00_results.html. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 

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Name	Warnecke, Mark
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Date of birth	15 February 1970
Place of birth	Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia
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