Frank Baumgartl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrank•Baumgartl
Used nameFrank•Baumgartl
Born29 May 1955 in Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Sachsen (GER)
Died26 August 2010 in near Lago di Como (ITA)
Measurements176 cm / 61 kg
AffiliationsSC Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Frank Baumgartl was challenging for the lead the 1976 Olympic steeplechase final on the final straight, when he hit the final barrier and fell to the track, being overtaken by Anders Gärderud and Bronisław Malinowski and Baumgartl could only place third. He earned East German national titles in 1974 in the indoor 3,000 metres steeplechase, and 12 km. cross-country, and in the 1980 4 km. cross-country.

Baumgartl was educated as a Ph.D. in automation engineering and worked as a software development engineer for vehicles at Stuttgart after the German reunification. He was on a cycling trip around Lake Como in 2010 when he died of a heart attack at the age of only 55.

Personal Best: 3000S – 8:10.36 (1976).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Athletics GDR Frank Baumgartl
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze