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 Karin Kessow in 1975 | |||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1954 Rostock, East Germany | ||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||
Medal record
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Karin Kessow (born 8 January 1954, married name Drbal) is a retired German speed skater who won the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships in 1975. Next year she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 3000 m and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.
After marrying Karl-Heinz Drbal she changed her last name to Drbal. She works as a speed skating coach in Berlin.
Personal bests:
- 500 m – 44.2 (1976)
- 1000 m – 1:27.2 (1976)
- 1500 m – 2:13.1 (1976)
- 3000 m – 4:39.1 (1976)
- 5000 m – 8:20.4 (1976)
