Frank Wiegand
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Frank Wiegand at the 1966 European championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1943-03-15) 15 March 1943 (age 81) Annaberg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Einheit Dresden; ASK Vorwärts Rostock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.[1]
He won eight medals at two European championships, in 1962 and 1966, including four gold medals in freestyle and medley events.[2] In 1966, he also set a new world record in the 400 metres freestyle and was chosen East German German Sportspersonality of the Year.[1]
Wiegand studied sports science aiming to become a coach, but was redirected to a labour union instead. After the reunification of Germany he worked as a real estate manager at Zeuthen near Berlin.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Wiegand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Todor Krastev (December 18, 2010). "Swimming 11th European Championship 1966 Utrecht (NED)". Todor66.com. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
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- 1927: Arne Borg (SWE)
- 1931: István Bárány (HUN)
- 1934: Jean Taris (FRA)
- 1938: Björn Borg (SWE)
- 1947: Alex Jany (FRA)
- 1950: Alex Jany (FRA)
- 1954: György Csordás (HUN)
- 1958: Ian Black (GBR)
- 1962: Johan Bontekoe (NED)
- 1966: Frank Wiegand (GDR)
- 1970: Gunnar Larsson (SWE)
- 1974: Aleksandr Samsonov (URS)
- 1977: Sergey Rusin (URS)
- 1981: Borut Petrič (YUG)
- 1983: Vladimir Salnikov (URS)
- 1985: Uwe Dassler (GDR)
- 1987: Uwe Dassler (GDR)
- 1989: Artur Wojdat (POL)
- 1991: Yevgeny Sadovyi (URS)
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- 1995: Steffen Zesner (GER)
- 1997: Emiliano Brembilla (ITA)
- 1999: Paul Palmer (GBR)
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- 2002: Emiliano Brembilla (ITA)
- 2004: Emiliano Brembilla (ITA)
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- 2018: Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR)
- 2020: Martin Malyutin (RUS)
- 2022: Lukas Märtens (GER)
- 2024: Felix Auböck (AUT)
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