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| Full name | Jirka Letzin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1971 Neubrandenburg, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke and medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sportgemeinschaft Deutsche Hochschule für Korperkultur, Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jirka Letzin (born February 8, 1971, in Neubrandenburg) is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Germany. He won his first major title in 1994, at the European Short Course Championships in Stavanger. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 9th place in the men's 400 m individual medley.