Frank Masley
Frank Masley 
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| Full name | Francis Joseph Masley |
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 United States
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| birthday | June 30, 1960 |
| place of birth | Wilmington , Delaware |
| size | 183 cm |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| date of death | September 10, 2016 |
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Francis Joseph "Frank" Masley (born June 30, 1960 in Wilmington , Delaware ; † September 10, 2016 ) was an American luge athlete .
Masley occurred in single-seater and two-seater with Ray Bateman, Jr. at. Together they took part in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid . There they took 18th place. Four years later, at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Masley was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. In the subsequent single-seater competition he reached 14th place, in doubles with Bateman he was 13th. His third Winter Olympics, he experienced in 1988 in Calgary . Masley has also won the American doubles championship three times in his career: in 1980, 1983 and 1984.
Masley attended Delaware Tech + ACY Community College , where he graduated in 1981 with a degree in civil engineering . He later started his own company and designed the launch pad for the luge track in Muskegon , Michigan .
Web links
- Frank Masley in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Masley, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Masley, Francis Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American luge rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilmington , Delaware |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2016 |