Karla Borger

Karla Borger (born 22 November 1988 in Heppenheim) is a German beach volleyball player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate Britta Büthe.[1] In 2014 they won the German Championship. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in women's beach volleyball with teammate Britta Büthe. They were defeated by the Brazilian team of Larissa França and Talita Antunes in the round of 16.[2] After Büthe quit professional beach volleyball in 2016, Borger teamed up with Margareta Kozuch until 2018. When Kozuch decided to play with Laura Ludwig, she formed a new team with Julia Sude and won the German Championship in 2019.[3] The team qualified for participation in the Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Karla Borger
Borger in 2022
Personal information
Full nameKarla Borger
Born22 November 1988 (1988-11-22) (age 34)
Heppenheim, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2022–present Sandra Ittlinger
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2008
2009
2010–2016
2017–2018
2019–2022
Britta Büthe
Rieke Brink-Abeler
Britta Büthe
Margareta Kozuch
Julia Sude
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Germany
Beach Volleyball World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Stare JabłonkiBeach
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Biel/Bienne Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vienna Beach

She is the daughter of Cordula Pütter, European Champion in Beach Volleyball in 1995.[4]

Borger is using bikinis and training products manufactured by Adidas[5]

References


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