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 Peter Frenkel at the book presentation for the bookThe German question. Olympic controversies in the 1960s at the German Sports and Olympic Museum in 2018 | ||
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 | 1972 Munich | 20 kilometre walk |
 | 1976 Montreal | 20 kilometre walk |
Peter Frenkel (born 13 May 1939 inEckartsberga) is anEast German athlete who was one of the best20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
He won the gold medal for East Germany in theMunichOlympics of 1972 in the 20 kilometre walk, in a time of 1:26:43. He defended his title at the1976 Olympics held inMontreal, Canada, finishing in third place. He first competed in the Olympics at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City, where he finished in tenth place, with a time of 1:37:21.[1] He came fourth at the 1971European Championships in a time of 1:27:52.8. He had retired early from the sport by the time of the 1974 European Championships.
He used adecompression chamber belonging to the state airlineInterflug in training for the 1972 Olympics, so as to simulate the effects of altitude training. He set twoWorld Records during his racing career, the first in 1970 (1:25:50), the second in 1972 (1:25:19.4) equallingHans-Georg Reimann's record.
He served in theEast German Army while training, rising to the rank of Major. After finishing his racing career, he became a well-known photographer in East Germany. He was vice-president of the Union of German Olympians (Gemeinschaft Deutscher Olympiateilnehmer, or GDO) from 1991 to 1998. He then became a press officer forOSC Potsdam athletic club. He raced for the ASK Vorwärts Potsdam club (the army sports club). He was coached by Wilhelm Kustak until 1968, and then by Hans-Joachim Pathus. In his racing years he was 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) tall, and weighed 76 kg (168 lb).
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