Gert Frank

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'''Gert Frank''' (15 March 1956 – 19 January 2019) was a cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark.

==Amateur== Frank won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/gert-frank-1.html |title=Gert Frank Olympic Results |accessdate=25 April 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925125259/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/gert-frank-1.html |archivedate=25 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="connors"/>

==Professional== Frank was predominantly a track cyclist and won 20 indoor Six-day racing events, including the 1981 Six Days of Ghent race with Patrick Sercu. He also won the Madison at the European Track Championships in 1981 and 1983 (with Hans-Henrik Ørsted) and in 1985 (with René Pijnen). Additionally he won the European Derny championship in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aarhuscyklebane.dk/?p=3999|title = Gert Frank fylder 60|date = 15 March 2016}}</ref>

== References == <references>

<ref name="connors">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CKFuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Gert+Frank%22 |title=The Olympics factbook: a spectator's guide to the winter and summer games |author1=Connors, Martin |author2=Dupuis, Diane L. |author3=Morgan, Brad |page=257 |publisher=Visible Ink |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-8103-9417-9 |accessdate=10 March 2010}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Gert}} Category:1956 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Danish male cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists for Denmark Category:Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Category:Olympic medalists in cycling Category:People from Hobro Category:Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Cyclists from the North Jutland Region Category:20th-century Danish sportsmen