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
Nationality	German
Born	(1917-03-26)26 March 1917 Dortmund, Germany
Died	19 January 1944(1944-01-19) (aged 26) Vitebsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Germany European Championships 1938 London 200m breaststroke

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.