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Frank Wiegand

Frank Wiegand at the 1966 European championships
Personal information
Born	(1943-03-15)15 March 1943 (age 82) Annaberg, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Einheit Dresden; ASK Vorwärts Rostock
Medal record Representing Germany Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 400 m freestyle 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m medley European Championships 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley 1966 Utrecht 400 m freestyle 1966 Utrecht 400 m medley 1966 Utrecht 4x100 m freestyle 1966 Utrecht 4x200 m freestyle 1966 Utrecht 4x100 m medley 1962 Leipzig 400 m freestyle 1962 Leipzig 4×200 m freestyle

Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German formerswimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the1960,1964 and1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.^[1]

He won eight medals at two European championships, in 1962 and 1966, including four gold medals in freestyle and medley events.^[2] In 1966, he also set a new world record in the400 metres freestyle and was chosen East GermanGerman Sportspersonality of the Year.^[1]

Wiegand studied sports science aiming to become a coach, but was redirected to a labour union instead. After the reunification of Germany he worked as a real estate manager atZeuthen near Berlin.^[1]

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