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Karin Kessow

German speed skater

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1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)Weight57 kg (126 lb)SportCountry

East GermanySportSpeed skatingClubSC Dynamo Berlin

Medal record

World Allround Championships

	1975 Assen	Allround

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.^[1] Next year she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 3000 m and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.^[2]

After marrying Karl-Heinz Drbal she changed her last name to Drbal.^[2] She works as a speed skating coach in Berlin.^[3]

Personal bests:^[2]

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)

References

^ Karin KESSOW. sportuitslagen.org
^ ^a ^b ^c Karin Kessow. sports-reference.com
^ Interview mit der Eisschnelllauf-Weltmeisterin von 1975, Karin Kessow-Drbal Archived 11 February 2013 at archive.today. lsb-mv.de (15. February 2008).