Frank Wiegand
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Frank Wiegand at the 1966 European championships
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Born | Annaberg, Germany |
15 March 1943 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Einheit Dresden; ASK Vorwärts Rostock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.[1]
He won eight medals at two European championships, in 1962 and 1966, including four gold medals in freestyle and medley events.[2] In 1966, he also set a new world record in the 400 metres freestyle and was chosen East German German Sportspersonality of the Year.[1]
Wiegand studied sports science aiming to become a coach, but was redirected to a labour union instead. After the reunification of Germany he worked as a real estate manager at Zeuthen near Berlin.[1]
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Frank Wiegand in 1968
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