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Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke,
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) is a retired
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sprinter who specialized in the 100 and
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Biography

In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Moscow Olympic 100 metre Champion Allan Wells. But he went on to win the European cup 200 metres afterwards. He finished 3rd in the 100/200 in the "IAAF World cup" in Rome also that year. At the 1982 European Championships he won the 100 metres and finished third in the 200 metres. In the
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he won a silver medal with teammates
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, Detlef Kübeck and
Olaf Prenzler Olaf Prenzler (born 2 April 1958) is an East German former sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. Career Prenzler was born in 1958 in Kästorf near Gifhorn in Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a European Junior silver medallist in the ...
. At the 1986 European Championships he made the 200 metre final in stuttgart where he finished 8th, but won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thomas Schröder,
Steffen Bringmann Steffen Bringmann (born 11 March 1964 in Leipzig) is a retired East Germany, East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Biography At the 1986 European Championships in Athletics, 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in ...
and Olaf Prenzler. In 1983 he won the European cup final 100 metres in London, then went on to finish an excellent 5th in the 200 metre final at the "IAAF World Championships" in Helsinki. He competed in the 100m as well, but went out in the semi final. He represented the sports team
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and became East German 100 m champion in 1981, 1982 and 1985 and 200 m champion in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. His personal 100 m best time of 10.06 seconds, achieved in June 1986 in
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, remained the German record until 2014 when
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clocked 10.05 seconds during the German Athletics Championships in
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. His personal 200 m best time of 20.23 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in
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, was the German record until July 2005, when
Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger (born 10 July 1979 ) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in sprints.
ran in 20.20. He married
Kirsten Emmelmann Kirsten Emmelmann ( Siemon; born 19 April 1961 in Warnemünde, Bezirk Rostock) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1980s in the 400 meter sprint. Her biggest success came as a member of the 4 ...
, née Siemon.


See also

* German all-time top lists – 100 metres * German all-time top lists – 200 metres


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmelmann, Frank 1961 births Living people People from Salzlandkreis East German male sprinters European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt