Frank Wieneke

Frank Wieneke
Wieneke in 2011
Personal information
Born31 January 1962 (1962-01-31) (age 62)
Hannover, West Germany
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryWest Germany
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Rank     8th dan black belt[1]
ClubVfL Wolfsburg[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1984)
World Champ.5th (1989)
European Champ.Gold (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 San Marino ‍–‍71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lisbon ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53807
JudoInside.com4885
Updated on 6 June 2023

Frank Wieneke (born 31 January 1962 in Hannover) is a German judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[3] He is a member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ "Frank Wieneke 8. Dan beim Lüner SV!" (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Judo" Archived 27 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 15 July 2008)
  4. ^ "Meldung 24 05 2016". www.hall-of-fame-sport.de. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.