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|birth_date={{birth date|1959|1|15|df=y}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1991|1|20|1959|1|15|df=y}} |
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|birth_place=[[Rostock]], [[Germany]] |
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|death_place=[[Berlin]], Germany |
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| weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |
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|club=SC Dynamo Berlin |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[1975 World Aquatics Championships|1975 Cali]] |400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1974 European Aquatics Championships|1974 Vienna]] |1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[1977 European Aquatics Championships|1977 Jönköping]] |4×200 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[1977 European Aquatics Championships|1977 Jönköping]] |400 m freestyle}} |
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'''Frank Pfütze''' (15 January 1959 |
'''Frank Pfütze''' (15 January 1959 – 20 January 1991) was a [[Germany|German]] freestyle [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who competed at the [[1976 Summer Olympics|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<ref name=sref/> |
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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.<ref>[http://www.europeanchampionships.org/Eindhoven_2008/docs/1500-Free-M.pdf 1500 Free Men]. europeanchampionships.org</ref><ref>[http://www.les-sports.info/natation-pfutze-frank-resultats-identite-s10-c2-b4-o198-w44176.html Frank PFÜTZE]. les-sports.info</ref> He broke another European record in 1976, in the 400 m freestyle.<ref>[http://www.europeanchampionships.org/Eindhoven_2008/docs/400-F-M.pdf 400 Free Men]. europeanchampionships.org</ref> |
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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 [[Doping in East Germany|East German doping program]] that Pfütze was involved in.<ref name=b1/> |
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==References== |
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<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=Frank Pfütze |
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<ref name=b1>{{cite book|author=Alexander Osang|title=Aufsteiger – Absteiger|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FLQh6N2iDMIC&pg=PA109|accessdate=2 September 2012|year=1992|publisher=Ch. Links Verlag|isbn=978-3-86153-040-4|pages=109–}}</ref> |
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{{Footer European Champions 1500m Freestyle Men}} |
{{Footer European Champions 1500m Freestyle Men}} |
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| Born | 15 January 1959 Rostock, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1991 (aged 32) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
References
- ^ "Frank Pfütze". sports-reference. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ 1500 Free Men. europeanchampionships.org
- ^ Frank PFÜTZE. les-sports.info
- ^ 400 Free Men. europeanchampionships.org
- ^ Alexander Osang (1992). Aufsteiger – Absteiger. Ch. Links Verlag. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-3-86153-040-4. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
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