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Franck Adisson
Franck Adisson (born 1969, Tarbes) is a French slalom canoeist who with Wilfrid Forgues won C2 slalom gold at Atlanta 1996 and bronze at Barcelona 1992, plus world titles in 1991 and 1997.
Franck David
Franck David (born 1970, Paris) is a French windsurfer, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist in the men's Lechner A-390 event with 70.7 points, also 1992 world champion, later co-founder of the Race for Water Foundation.
Franck Esposito
Franck Esposito (Franck Simon Esposito), French butterfly swimmer born 1971 in Salon-de-Provence; 1992 Olympic 200m butterfly bronze, four Olympiads, 1998 world silver, four European 200 fly titles, and short-course world records.
Franck Schott
Franck Schott, French backstroke swimmer born 1970 in Saint-Paul, La Réunion; three-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 1996), short-course 50 m backstroke world record holder (24.60, 1994), European champion medalist, later technical adviser in La Réunion.
Franco Faggi
Franco Faggi, born in Perledo in 1926, was an Italian rower who stroked the Moto Guzzi coxless four to gold at the 1948 London Olympics.
Franco Trincavelli
Franco Trincavelli (Abele Francesco Trincavelli, 1935–1983), Italian rower of Canottieri Moto Guzzi; Olympic gold in coxed fours at Melbourne 1956 and bronze at Rome 1960, plus European eights medals.
Francois Brandt
François Brandt (François Antoine Brandt, 1874–1949), Dutch rower; with Roelof Klein won the 1900 Paris coxed pairs, the first Dutch Olympic title, plus eights bronze; recognized by IOC only in 2012.
Francois Heersbrandt
François Heersbrandt, Belgian butterfly and sprint freestyle swimmer born 1989 in Uccle; three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016), 2011 European short course 100m butterfly bronze medalist, 2013 4x50m freestyle relay world record holder, seven Belgian records.
Frank Amyot
Frank (Francis) Amyot (1904-1962), Canadian sprint canoeist who won the C-1 1000m gold at Berlin 1936 in 5:32.1, Canada's only gold at those Games, after self-funding his trip.
Frank Baltrusch
Frank Baltrusch, born 1964 in Magdeburg, is a German former backstroke swimmer for East Germany who won 200 m backstroke silver at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (1:59.60) and World and European Championship medals for SC Magdeburg.
Frank Beaurepaire
Frank Beaurepaire (1891-1956), Australian distance freestyle swimmer, three Olympics 1908-1924, three silver and three bronze medals, 15 world records; later founded Beaurepaires tyres and was Lord Mayor of Melbourne.
Frank Dooley
Frank Dooley (Frank Martin Dooley III, 1929–2022) was an American swimmer who swam in the preliminary heat of the US 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
Frank Dundr
Frank Dundr, born Frank Butz in 1957, is a retired East German rower of SC Dynamo Berlin who won Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls at Moscow 1980 and world titles in 1977 and 1978.
Frank Forberger
Frank Forberger (1943–1998) was a German rower from Meißen, Saxony, who competed for East Germany and won Olympic gold in the coxless fours in 1968 and 1972.
Frank Frederick
Frank Frederick (Francis Harland Frederick, 1907–1968), American rower and UC Berkeley Golden Bear; won gold in the men's eight at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics; later a mining geologist; distinct from sprinter Frankie Fredericks.
Frank Greer
Frank Bartholomew Greer (1879-1943), American sculler of the East Boston Amateur Athletic Boat Club; won gold in the men's single sculls at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics in 10:08.50 and NAAO titles in 1903, 1905, and 1908.
Frank Hansen
Frank Hansen: Norwegian rower (born 1945, Oslo), Olympic double sculls gold 1976 with brother Alf and silver 1972 with Svein Thøgersen, three world titles; also Francis Louis Hansen, US bobsledder, 16th in four-man at Sarajevo 1984.
Frank Havens
Frank Havens (1924-2018), American sprint canoer, four-time Olympian; silver in C-1 10,000 m at London 1948, gold at Helsinki 1952 in 57:41.1; son of Bill Havens Sr., brother of Bill Jr.
Frank Henter
Frank Henter is a German former swimmer from Dortmund who finished seventh in the 50 meters freestyle final for West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Frank Hoffmeister
Frank Hoffmeister (born 1965, Erfurt) is a German backstroke swimmer who fled the GDR in Rome in 1984, won 1986 and 1991 World Championship medals, placed fourth in the 1988 Olympic medley relay, and set European short course records.
Frank Hubner
Frank Hübner (born 1950, Lüdenscheid) is a West German sailor, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist with Harro Bode in the 470 two-person dinghy at Kingston, Ontario; also 1973 and 1975 European Championship medalist.
Frank Schell
Frank Reamer Schell (1884–1959), American rower with Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia; won gold in the men's eight at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, beating Toronto Argonauts by three lengths, later a U.S. Army officer.
Frank Schepke
Frank Schepke (1935-2017), West German rower of ATV Ditmarsia Kiel; won men's eights gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics in 5:57.18 with brother Kraft; later NPD politician and Kannwas currency initiator.
Frank Shakespeare
Frank Shakespeare, born Franklin Bradford Shakespeare in 1930, is an American rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Helsinki 1952 while a Naval Academy midshipman.
Frank Wiegand
Frank Wiegand (born 1943 in Annaberg, Saxony) is a German former swimmer who won four Olympic silver medals, set two world records, and was East German Athlete of the Year in 1966.
Frans Hin
Frans Hin (Franciscus Fidelio Joseph Hin, 1906–1968), Dutch sailor, youngest gold medalist at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics at 14 years 163 days, winning the 12-foot dinghy class aboard Beatrijs III with father Cornelis and brother Johan; youngest Dutch Olympic gold winner.
František Čapek
František Čapek (1914–1914 Branice – 2008 Prague), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist, Olympic gold medalist in the C-1 10,000 m at London 1948 in 1:02:05.2; distinct from the namesake Czechoslovak trap shooter who placed fourth at Helsinki 1952.
Franziska van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick, German freestyle swimmer born 1978 in East Berlin, won 10 Olympic medals (4 silver, 6 bronze, no gold) from 1992 to 2004, two world titles, 18 European titles, and six world records including the 200m freestyle mark that stood until 2007.
Franziska Weber
Franziska Weber, born 1989 in Potsdam, is a German sprint canoeist who won Olympic gold in the K2 500 m with Tina Dietze at the 2012 London Games.
Fred Cresser
Fred Cresser (Frederick John Gräßer, 1872–1919), German-born American rower with Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia; won gold in the men's eights at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.