Egon Franke
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Egon Johann•Franke |
| Used name | Egon•Franke |
| Born | 23 October 1935 in Gliwice, Śląskie (POL) |
| Died | 30 March 2022 in Chieri, Torino (ITA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 70 kg |
| Affiliations | Budowlanych Gliwice/Piasta Gliwice/Legia Warszawa |
| NOC |  Poland |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Foil fencer Egon Franke participated in three consecutive Olympic Games from 1960-68. He earned individual gold medal in 1964 and a team silver the same year, in addition to team bronze in 1968. At the World Championships he won one team gold, one team silver and four team bronzes, in addition to individual bronze in 1963. He later worked as a fencing coach in Italy, where he lived with his wife Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman, who also was an Olympic fencer.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Egon Franke | |||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | =5 | ||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Egon Franke | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | 2 | Silver | |||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | |||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Egon Franke | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | 3 | Bronze |
Olympic family relations
- Husband of Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (1–1–5 1961 Torino bronze: foil team; 1962 Buenos Aires gold: sabre team, bronze: foil team; 1963 Gdańsk silver: foil team, bronze: foil; 1966 Moskva bronze: foil team; 1967 Montréal bronze: foil team)