Björn Hornikel

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Björn Hornikel
Personal information
NationalityGerman[2]
Born (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)
Böblingen, Germany[3]
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight91 kg (201 lb)[3]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamThe University of Alabama[1]

Björn Hornikel (born 6 May 1992) is a German swimmer. He competed in the 100 meter freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay [4] event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

In seasonal competition he achieved a 48.65s 100m freestyle result at the 128. Deutschen Meisterschaften in Berlin, qualifying to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil.[6] In Rio, he swam a 49.62s 100m freestyle in his heat, and did not advance to the semi-finals.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletics Site". www.rolltide.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Bjorn HORNIKEL - Olympic - Germany". 25 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Björn Hornikel - Player Profile - Swimming". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "The Alabama Crimson Tide in Rio - Alabama Athletics". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Bjorn Hornikel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Schwimm-DM 2016: Die Medaillengewinner | Herren". swimsportnews.de.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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