Angela Franke
Angela Franke 
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Angela Franke (right) at the GDR Swimming Championships in Rostock (1974) |
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| Surname: | Angela Franke | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 German Democratic Republic
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle, layers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | November 18, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Magdeburg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.79 m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Angela Franke (born November 18, 1957 in Magdeburg ) is a former German swimmer who competed for the GDR .
She achieved her first successes on the single-layer route. In this discipline, they also took part in the Olympics in 1972 in Munich in part, but could not reach the finals there. As a world record holder in the 400 meter individual medley, she started at the first swimming world championships in 1973 in Belgrade , where she was beaten by her compatriot Gudrun Wegner and thus became vice world champion. A year later she won gold at the European Championships in Vienna in the 400 meter freestyle and with the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.
In 1973 she was able to improve the world record in the 400 meter medley - and in 1974 the European record in Vienna in the 400 meter freestyle .
She ended her swimming career in 1975 with a bronze medal in the 200 meter medley at the World Championships in Cali .
Web links
- Angela Franke in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
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| SURNAME | Franke, Angela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |