Egon Franke (fencer)

Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He also won a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968.[2] He was born in Gleiwitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany.

Franke died on 30 March 2022 in Torino, Italy at the age of 86.[2]

References

  1. "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Fencing" Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 June 2008)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Egon Franke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2010.