Joachim Franz

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Joachim Franz (born November 11, 1960 in Wolfsburg ) is a German AIDS activist. He became known as an extreme athlete .

Life

As a young man, Franz worked shift workers at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg. He weighed over 120 kilograms and, by his own admission, led an unhealthy and poorly reflected life. One of his friends died of AIDS. He realized at around the age of 30 that he needed to radically change his life and that he needed new goals and challenges. Today Franz is a successful adventure athlete and motivator , who has several entries in the Guinness Book of Records and is fighting against the spread of AIDS with various projects.

Franz became known through various projects such as “Paris – Dakar - Hand in Hand against AIDS”.

Today Joachim Franz works as a speaker, book author and managing director of a personnel development company. He talks about his life and especially his aids awareness expeditions.

motto

Franz is of the opinion that sport is the best way to set standards and draw attention to grievances. True to his motto “Be Your Own Hero”, he has encouraged people to show initiative and get involved at numerous charity and school events as well as congresses.

activities

Sporting successes

  • 1991: Marathons and switch to triathlon
  • 1992: Ironman Europe / Powerman Zofingen / 1st place in the German triathlon championship
  • 1993: Serious bike accident / sporty comeback and entry into extreme sports with the 1st mountain marathon / hourly world record in ergometer climbing / Versa Climber
  • 1994: Rainwalk tour in winter: partial hike around Ireland / three world records in ergometer climbing / Versa Climber in three days / Comrades Marathon in South Africa (90 km) / Bike & Run , 500 km cycling (19 hours) and marathon (2:59 Hours in the city)
  • 1st place - Berlin road run (60 km) / Swiss Alpin Marathon / First entry in the Guinness Book of Records for 24-hour world record ergometer climbing / Versa Climber
  • 1995: Five-hour ergometer climbing record / Versa Climber / NORDLANDextrem-Tour , Trekking Rad Extreme (6,000 km) / Inline skating : Victory in the Hanover Marathon (four rollers) / World best inline skating over 200 km - 7:58:43 hours (four rolls) / World record sidewalker over 200 km in 9:14 hours
  • 1996: Second entry in the Guinness Book of Records: world record sidewalking team 24 hours; on average 27.33 km / h, world record 50 hours in the city / West-Step-East-Tour : crossing the Urals on a scooter
  • 1997: Participation in Raid Gauloises in South Africa / Lesotho , captain and finisher in the toughest competition in the world / 24-hour extreme competition German Quest / European Cup scooter Helsinki
  • 1998: Extreme Switzerland (outdoor sports) / Third entry in the Guinness Book of Records: Times-are-chancing-Tour South Africa / Karbyk : Record - 72 hours from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town / Snowshoe tour in Norway (400 km)
  • 1999: Elf-Autentique Adventurea in the Philippines , Captain and Finisher of the Global Adventure Team , X-Adventure Austria / Germany, Captain of the Global Adventure Team / Joachim Franz founded the Joachim Franz team with the central task of "expeditions" against HIV / AIDS initiate worldwide
  • 2000: Raid Gauloises , Trans Himalaya Expedition , Captain of the Global Adventure Team Germany

aids awareness expeditions

From 2001 to 2011 Joachim Franz carried out several aids awareness expeditions ( waae for short , German: expeditions to draw attention to AIDS). In 2005 he cycled the entire Panamericana in around 36 days. The 2008 expedition climbed the highest mountains in each of 20 countries from Norway to South Africa. In 2011, his expedition reached 55 countries in 111 days.

  • 2001/2002 1st aids awareness expedition: "paris - dakar"
  • 2003 2nd aids awareness expedition: "south africa - run & bike for help"
  • 2004 3rd aids awareness expedition: "sign"
  • 2005 4th aids awareness expedition: "pan americana"
  • 2006 5th aids awareness expedition: "child"
  • 2007 6th aids awareness expedition: "be your own hero"
  • 2008 7th aids awareness expedition: "Cape2Cape"
  • 2011 8th aids awareness expedition: "move the world"

Honors

  • In 2009, Franz was named European of the Year 2008 by Reader's Digest magazine .
  • In 2009 Joachim Franz was awarded the Prix Romantik Liebold for his values ​​and his life.
  • In 2010 Joachim Franz received the HOPE Award in Dresden.
  • In 2011 Joachim Franz was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his social commitment.
  • 2011: The “AIDS awareness expedition” campaign was awarded the “Werkstatt N-Projekt” seal of quality in 2011, 2012 and 2015 by the German Council for Sustainable Development .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Report at germany.kyocera.com, accessed on August 31, 2018
  2. ↑ Anita Pöhlig: Climbing the summit for a good cause. In: welt.de . March 18, 2009, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  3. ^ Report on the award ceremony ( Memento from February 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ "Aids awareness expedition", engagement in the fight against HIV / AIDS - equal opportunities and education ( memento of October 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), workshop N, 2011, 2012, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Franz, Joachim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aki
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German adventurers and extreme athletes
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfsburg