Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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In 1981, Emmelmann finished 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres to the 1980 Moscow Olympic 100 metre Champion Allan Wells. Emmelmann went on to win the European cup 200 metres afterwards. Then, Emmelmann finished 3rd in the 100/200 in the "IAAF World cup" in Rome also that year. At the 1982 European Championships, Emmelmann won the 100 metres and finished third in the 200 metres. In the

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, he won a silver medal with teammates

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, Detlef Kübeck and Olaf Prenzler. At the 1986 European Championships Emmelmann made the 200 metre final in Stuttgart where he finished 8th, but won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay with teammates Thomas Schröder, Steffen Bringmann and Olaf Prenzler. In 1983, Emmelmann won the European cup final 100 metres in London, then went on to finish 5th in the 200 metre final at the "IAAF World Championships" in Helsinki. He competed in the 100 m as well, but did not make it past the semi-final. Emmelmann represented the sports team

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and became East German 100 meter champion in 1981, 1982 and 1985 and 200 meter champion in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. His personal 100 meter best time of 10.06 seconds, achieved in June 1986 in

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, remained the German record until 2014 when Julian Reus clocked 10.05 seconds during the German Athletics Championships in

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. His personal 200 meter best time of 20.23 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in

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, was the German record until July 2005, when

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ran in 20.20. In 1991, Emmelmann attempted to become a professional

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player, trying out for the WLAF's inaugural season, but later backed out before joining a team. Emmelmann is married to Kirsten Emmelmann, née Siemon.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmelmann, Frank 1961 births Living people People from Salzlandkreis East German male sprinters European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Bezirk Halle SC Magdeburg athletes East German Athletics Championships winners

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