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Angela Franke (born 18 November 1957) is a retired German swimmer. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400 m individual medley, but failed to reach the final.[1]

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Angela Franke

Franke in 1974
Personal information
Born	(1957-11-18) 18 November 1957 (age 64) Magdeburg, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Magdeburg
Medal record Representing  East Germany World Championships 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley 1975 Cali 200 m medley European Championships Vienna 400 m freestyle Vienna 4×100 m freestyle Vienna 100 freestyle

Between 1973 and 1975 she won two gold, two silver and one bronze medals in various freestyle and medley events at the world and European championships. On 18 August 1973 she set a world record in the 400 m individual medley at 5:01.10, and two weeks later, at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, improved it to 5:00.37; yet she lost to her teammate Gudrun Wegner who swam 4:57.51.[2][3]

References

External links

• Angela Franke at FINA
• Angela Franke at Olympedia

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