Frank-Peter Bischof (sometimes listed as Frank Bischof or Peter Bischof, born 20 August 1954, in Forst) is an East German

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er who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at

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. Bischof also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m:

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, K-4 1000 m:

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), two silvers (K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1982), and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 1981). His wife, Martina, won the gold in the women's K-2 500 m event at the

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* * 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Forst (Lausitz) Canoeists from Brandenburg Sportspeople from Bezirk Cottbus German male canoeists Olympic canoeists for East Germany East German male canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub