Frank Hemmer (born 28 April 1963, in Hagen-Hohenlimburg) is a West German-German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won a gold medal for West Germany in the C2 event at the 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Savage River, Maryland in the United States. He also won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in the C2 team event (1987, 1989, 1991).
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's slalom canoeing | ||
| World Championships | ||
Representing  West Germany
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1989 Savage River | C2 |
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1987 Bourg St.-Maurice | C2 team |
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1989 Savage River | C2 team |
| Representing Germany
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1991 Tacen | C2 team |
Hemmer competed for Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 13th in the C2 event.
His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his career was Thomas Loose.
World Cup individual podiums
edit| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15 Aug 1989 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 |
| 1992 | 31 May 1992 | Nottingham | 2nd | C2 |
References
edit- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Hemmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.
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