Frauke-Imke Eickhoff (born October 24, 1967) is a German former Olympic

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. She was born in

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, Niedersachsen, Germany. When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-4 (163 cm) tall and weighed 137 lbs (62 kg).

Judo career

She was affiliated with PSV Braunschweig,

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, Germany. She won the gold medal in the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona, in the U61 weight class. Eickhoff competed for

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at the age of 24, in judo in the Women's Half-Middleweight (61 kg). She was defeated by Israeli

Yael Arad Yael Arad ( he, יעל ארד; born May 1, 1967) is an Israeli judoka. She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with bringing judo into the athletic ma ...

in a match of which the winner was certain to win at least a bronze medal. She finished tied for fifth.

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Living people People from Celle Sportspeople from Lower Saxony 1967 births German female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Germany {{Germany-judo-bio-stub