Frank-Peter Bischof (sometimes listed as Frank Bischof or Peter Bischof, born 20 August 1954, in Forst) is an

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sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at

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. Bischof also won five medals at the

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with two golds (K-4 500 m: 1978, K-4 1000 m:

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), two silvers (K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1982), and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 1981). His wife, Martina, won the gold in the women's K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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* * 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Forst (Lausitz) People from Bezirk Cottbus German male canoeists Olympic canoeists of East Germany Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub