Frank Wiegand

Frank Wiegand at the 1966 European championships
Personal information
Born	(1943-03-15) 15 March 1943 Annaberg, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Einheit Dresden; ASK Vorwärts Rostock
Medal record Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games Silver 1964 Tokyo 400 m freestyle Silver 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle Silver 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m medley European Championships Gold 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley Bronze 1962 Leipzig 400 m freestyle Bronze 1962 Leipzig 4×200 m freestyle Gold 1966 Utrecht 400 m freestyle Gold 1966 Utrecht 400 m medley Gold 1966 Utrecht 4x100 m freestyle Silver 1966 Utrecht 4x200 m freestyle Silver 1966 Utrecht 4x100 m medley

Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.^[1]

He won eight medals at two European championships, in 1962 and 1966, including four gold medals in freestyle and medley events.^[2] In 1966, he also set a new world record in the 400 metres freestyle and was chosen East German German Sportspersonality of the Year.^[1]

Wiegand studied sports science aiming to become a coach, but was redirected to a labour union instead. After the reunification of Germany he worked as a real estate manager at Zeuthen near Berlin.^[1]

References

Frank Wiegand in 1968