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Stéphane Franke
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Stéphane Franke

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Stéphane Franke (February 12, 1964 – June 23, 2011) was a long-distance runner representing Germany, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the European Championships (1994 and 1998). He represented Germany twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 in Atlanta.
Having been born in Versailles, France, Franke also held French citizenship. At age five, he moved to Bergisch Gladbach with his family. Eventually they made their home in Filderstadt, near Stuttgart. Franke joined SV Salamander Kornwestheim from Kornwestheim, also near Stuttgart. In 1997, he moved to Berlin and became part of SC Charlottenburg Berlin.
He died in Potsdam, Germany, on June 23, 2011, of lymphatic cancer, within five weeks of being diagnosed with the disease, at the age of 47. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Germany
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan12th10.000m28:20.00
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain14th Heat 110.000m28:52.83
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany4th10.000m28:10.69
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th5000m13:45.67
3rd10,000m28:07.95
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th10.000m27:48.88
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States9th10.000m27:59.08
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece31stMarathon2:23:53
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd10.000m27:59.90

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