Frauke Eickhoff

Frauke-Imke Eickhoff

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

She was born in Celle, Niedersachsen, Germany.[1] When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-4 (163 cm) tall and weighed 137 lbs (62 kg).[1]

Judo career

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Frauke Eickhoff Bio, Stats, and Results".
  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".
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