Egon Franke (fencer)

Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He also received a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968.[2]

Egon Franke
Personal information
Born(1935-10-23)23 October 1935
Gleiwitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died30 March 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 86)
Torino, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's Fencing
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Foil Individual
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Foil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico Foil Team

References

  1. "1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Fencing" Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 June 2008)
  2. "Egon Franke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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