Christoph Korte

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Christoph Korte
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NationalityGerman
Born (1965-12-28) 28 December 1965 (age 57)
Waltrop, West Germany
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Christoph Korte (born 28 December 1965) is a German former rower and geochemist. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] At the World Cup in Tasmania, Australia in 1990, he won the championship in the class of men's 8+, and the year before (1989 in Slovenia) he won a bronze medal in the class 4+. 1999 Korte earned his PhD in Geology from the Ruhr-University Bochum and is currently an Associate Professor in Geology at Copenhagen University. [2] His research is focused on palaeoclimatology and geochemistry. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christoph Korte Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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