Gert Frank
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 Gert Frank (left) and Martin Frank in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 March 1956 Hobro, Nordjylland, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 2019 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gert Frank (15 March 1956 – 19 January 2019) was a cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark.
Amateur
[edit | edit source]Frank won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund.[1][2]
Professional
[edit | edit source]Frank was predominantly a track cyclist and won 20 indoor Six-day racing events, including the 1981 Six Days of Ghent race with Patrick Sercu. He also won the Madison at the European Track Championships in 1981 and 1983 (with Hans-Henrik Ørsted) and in 1985 (with René Pijnen). Additionally he won the European Derny championship in 1984.[3]
References
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2019 deaths
- Danish male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for Denmark
- Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- People from Hobro
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists from the North Jutland Region
- 20th-century Danish sportsmen
- Danish cycling biography stubs
- Danish Olympic medalist stubs