Frank Huebner (sailor)

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Frank Huebner (born October 16, 1950 in Lüdenscheid ) is a German sailor who became Olympic champion in 1976.

In 1967 Hübner became German youth champion with the pirate , in 1969 he became youth champion with the corsair . In 1971 he finished sixth in Finn at the Junior European Championships . From 1972 he started with the 470 dinghy . In 1973 he became vice European champion together with his bow man Klaus Feldmann. From 1974 Feldmann was replaced by Harro Bode . Hübner and Bode won bronze at the European Championships in 1975. In 1976 at the Olympic regatta in front of Kingston , Hübner and Bode achieved three victories and became Olympic champions.

Hübner and Bode sailed for the Sorpesee-Iserlohn sailing club .

literature

  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1976