Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke

Hecklingen

Hecklingen is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. 4 km west of Staßfurt, and 12 km northeast of Aschersleben.-International relations:Hecklingen is twinned with:...

, Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

.

In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Moscow Olympic 100 metre Champion Allan Wells. But he went on to win the European cup 200 metres afterwards. He finished 3rd in the 100/200 in the "IAAF World cup" in Rome also that year.

At the 1982 European Championships

1982 European Championships in Athletics

The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...

 he won the 100 metres and finished third in the 200 metres. In the 4 x 100 metres relay

4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

 he won a silver medal with teammates Thomas Munkelt

Thomas Munkelt

east jordans hamThomas Munkelt was an East German athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics....

, Detlef Kübeck

Detlef Kübeck

Detlef Kübeck is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thomas Munkelt, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann. He also competed in the 200 metres, but did not reach the final...

 and Olaf Prenzler

Olaf Prenzler

Olaf Prenzler is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Career:He was a European Junior silver medalist in the 100 metres in 1977...

. At the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Championships in Athletics

The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:...

 he made the 200 metre final in stuttgurt where he finished 8th, but won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thomas Schröder

Thomas Schröder

Thomas Schröder is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He won the 100 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships, and at the following European Junior Championships in 1981 he won gold medals in both 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 metres relay.He competed at the...

, Steffen Bringmann

Steffen Bringmann

Steffen Bringmann is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metres relay, the latter with teammates Thomas Schröder, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann...

 and Olaf Prenzler.

In 1983 he won the European cup final 100 metres in London, then went on to finish an excellent 5th in the 200 metre final at the "IAAF World Championships" in Helsinki. He competed in the 100m as well, but went out in the semi final.

He represented the sports team SC Magdeburg

SC Magdeburg

SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965...

 and became East German 100 m champion in 1981, 1982 and 1985 and 200 m champion in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988.

His personal 100 m best time of 10.06 seconds, achieved in June 1986 in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, is still the German record. His personal 200 m best time of 20.23 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in Moscow

Moscow

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, was the German record until July 2005, when Tobias Unger

Tobias Unger

Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms....

 ran in 20.20.

He married Kirsten Emmelmann

Kirsten Emmelmann

Kirsten Emmelmann, née Siemon , is a former German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1980s in the 400 meter sprint. Her biggest success came as a member of the 4x400 meter relay: in 1987 she was world champion, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics her team was third...

, née Siemon.