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Polish fencer (1935–2022)

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

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. He also received a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968.

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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