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Born | Gleiwitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany | 23 October 1935||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 March 2022 Torino, Italy | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [1] He also received a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968. [2]