Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in

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competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the

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."1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 28 June 2008) He also received a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968.

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* 1935 births 2022 deaths Polish male fencers Olympic fencers of Poland Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Gliwice Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Polish people of German descent 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish people {{poland-fencing-bio-stub