Frank Hübner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrank•Hübner
Used nameFrank•Hübner
Born16 October 1950 in Lüdenscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements180 cm / 67 kg
AffiliationsSegel-Club Sorpesee Iserlohn, Iserlohn (GER)
NOC West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Frank Hübner sailed with Harro Bode at the 1976 Montréal Olympics in the Olympic Yachting Center at Kingston, Ontario, in the West German two-person dinghy (470) and won the gold medal. Therefore, they were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. One year earlier they won the bronze medal at the European Championships. Hübner had already won a silver medal at the 1973 Europeans together with non-Olympian Klaus Feldmann. In 1967 and 1969 he had won two West German Youth Championships. Hübner later had a brief stint as a sailing coach. By profession, he was an engineer.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Sailing FRG Frank Hübner
Two Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic) Harro Bode 1 Gold