Karsten Polky

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Karsten Polky
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NationalityGerman
Born (1964-11-14) 14 November 1964 (age 59)
Bad Schmiedeberg, East Germany
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Karsten Polky (born 14 November 1964) is a German former wrestler. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karsten Polky Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.