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Frauke Eickhoff

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Frauke-Imke Eickhoff

Frauke-Imke Eickhoff (born October 24, 1967) is a German former Olympic judoka.[1]

She was born in Celle, Lower Saxony, West Germany.[1] When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) tall and weighed 137 pounds (62 kg).[1]

Judo career

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She was affiliated with PSV Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.[1] She won the gold medal in the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona, in the U61 weight class.[2]

Eickhoff competed for Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at the age of 24, in judo in the Women's Half-Middleweight (61 kg).[1] She was defeated by Israeli Yael Arad in a match of which the winner was certain to win at least a bronze medal.[3][4] She finished tied for fifth.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Frauke Eickhoff Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Frauke Eickhoff, Judoka, JudoInside".
  3. ^ Blumenthal, Scott (2004). "A Kid's Mensch Handbook: Step by Step to a Lifetime of Jewish Values". Behrman House, Inc.
  4. ^ "Judo at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Half-Middleweight". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.