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Frank Pfütze (15 January 1959 – 20 January 1991) was a German freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in five events. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1980 and finished fifth in the same event in 1976. In individual events he was eliminated in the preliminaries[1]

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Frank Pfütze

Frank Pfütze in 1977
Personal information
Born	(1959-01-15)15 January 1959 Rostock, East Germany
Died	20 January 1991(1991-01-20) (aged 32) Berlin, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle World Championships 1975 Cali 400 m freestyle European Championships 1974 Vienna 1500 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 4×200 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 400 m freestyle

He also won four medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships and LEN European Aquatics Championships of 1974 and 1977, including one gold in the 1500 m freestyle (1974), setting a new European record.[2][3] He broke another European record in 1976, in the 400 m freestyle.[4]

Pfütze died of a sudden heart failure at age 32, leaving a wife and a son. Whereas the cause of his death remained uncertain, it was tentatively related to the East German doping program that Pfütze was involved in.[5]

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На других языках

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- [en] Frank Pfütze

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[fr] Frank Pfütze

Frank Pfütze, né le 15 janvier 1959 à Rostock (Allemagne de l'Est) et mort le 20 janvier 1991 à Berlin (Allemagne), est un nageur est-allemand, spécialiste des courses de nage libre.

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[it] Frank Pfütze

Frank Pfutze (Rostock, 15 gennaio 1959 – Berlino, 20 gennaio 1991) è stato un nuotatore tedesco orientale.

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[ru] Пфютце, Франк

Франк Пфютце (нем. Frank Pfütze; 15 января 1959, Росток — 20 января 1991, Берлин) — восточно-германский пловец, чемпион и призёр чемпионатов Европы, призёр чемпионата мира и летних Олимпийских игр 1980 года в Москве, участник двух Олимпиад.

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