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Frank Wieneke

フランク・ウィニケ　/　ふらんく・うぃにけ

Judoka from Germany

January 31, 1962 (age 64)　・　Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Lower Saxony
judoka

My Take

Frank Wieneke earns my admiration for a feat I find quietly thrilling: an Olympic judo gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, in a sport born in Japan, claimed by a German from Hannover. There's something pure about judo as a contest of technique and nerve rather than physique, and at 179 cm in the half-middleweight class he clearly won on craft and timing. Earning a place in Germany's Sports Hall of Fame confirms the brilliance wasn't a fluke. I have real affection for athletes who pour everything into a single decisive day, and Wieneke is exactly that kind of competitor worth remembering.

Overview

Frank Wieneke (born 31 January 1962 in Hannover) is a German judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He is a member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Frank Wieneke
Name (Japanese): フランク・ウィニケ
Reading: ふらんく・うぃにけ
Born: January 31, 1962 (age 64)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 179 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: judoka

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Germany's Sports Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B1

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