Stéphane Franke
Stéphane Franke (February 12, 1964 – June 23, 2011) was a long-distance runner representing Germany, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the European Championships (1994 and 1998). He represented Germany twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 in Atlanta.
Having been born in Versailles, France, Franke also held French citizenship. At age five, he moved to Bergisch Gladbach with his family. Eventually they made their home in Filderstadt, near Stuttgart. Franke joined SV Salamander Kornwestheim from Kornwestheim, also near Stuttgart. In 1997, he moved to Berlin and became part of SC Charlottenburg Berlin.
He died in Potsdam, Germany, on June 23, 2011, of lymphatic cancer, within five weeks of being diagnosed with the disease, at the age of 47.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | 10.000m | 28:20.00 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th Heat 1 | 10.000m | 28:52.83 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | 10.000m | 28:10.69 |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 5000m | 13:45.67 |
3rd | 10,000m | 28:07.95 | |||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 10.000m | 27:48.88 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 9th | 10.000m | 27:59.08 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 31st | Marathon | 2:23:53 |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 10.000m | 27:59.90 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stephane Franke, distance runner and commentator, loses fight to cancer". World Athletics. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- 1964 births
- 2011 deaths
- German male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- SV Salamander Kornwestheim athletes
- 20th-century German sportspeople
- German long-distance runner stubs