Full name: Elmar Frings
Gender: Male
Height: 5-9 (176 cm)
Weight: 163 lbs (74 kg)
Born: March 26, 1939 in Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Died: July 29, 2002 in Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Affiliations: Polizei SV Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER)
Country: Germany, West Germany
Sport: Modern Pentathlon
West German Modern pentathlete Elmar Frings finished 23rd in the individual event at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He also placed sixth with the mixed German team. Four years later at Mexico City, then representing West Germany, he placed 17th individually and 13th with the team. In 1971 Frings was West German champion. In 1969 and 1970, he won a bronze medal with the West German team at the Worlds, and he finished sixth individually in 1969. Frings, trained as a bricklayer, later became a graduate sports teacher and worked at the German Sports High School in Köln (Cologne). He also became a sports administrator with the West German Modern Pentathlon Federation, responsible for sporting activities. In 1972 and 1976, Frings was head coach of the West German pentathletes. In 2002, he lost his battle against cancer at the age of 63 years. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Men's Individual | Germany | GER | 23 | ||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Men's Team | Germany | GER | 6 | ||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | Men's Individual | West Germany | FRG | 17 | ||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | Men's Team | West Germany | FRG | 13 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | PTS | T | OP | W | S | P | |
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1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | Final Standings | 23 | 4,443 | |||||||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | Riding | 34 | 960 | 3:32.7 | 140 | |||||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | Fencing | 21T | 640 | 17 | ||||||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | Shooting | 14T | 940 | 192 | ||||||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | Swimming | 20 | 975 | 4:05.3 | ||||||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | Running | 21 | 928 | 15:24.1 | ||||||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | Final Standings | 17 | 4,506 | |||||||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | Riding | 9 | 1,070 | 3:39 | 30 | |||||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | Fencing | 15T | 839 | 26 | ||||||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | Shooting | 25T | 846 | 187 | 0 | |||||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | Swimming | 20 | 955 | 4:01.7 | ||||||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | Running | 27 | 796 | 15:23.7 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | TP | IP | AIP | |
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1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | GER | Final Standings | 6 | 13,599 | 4,443 | 4,352 | ||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | GER | Riding | 9 | 3,130 | 960 | |||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | GER | Fencing | 8 | 1,729 | 640 | 549 | ||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | GER | Shooting | 4 | 2,800 | 940 | |||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | GER | Swimming | 5 | 2,955 | 975 | |||
1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Modern Pentathlon | Germany | GER | Running | 5 | 2,985 | 928 | |||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | FRG | Final Standings | 13 | 11,834 | 4,506 | 4,485 | ||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | FRG | Riding | 14 | 1,980 | 1,070 | |||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | FRG | Fencing | 4 | 2,480 | 839 | 818 | ||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | FRG | Shooting | 9 | 2,538 | 846 | |||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | FRG | Swimming | 11 | 2,697 | 955 | |||
1968 Summer | 29 | Ciudad de México | Modern Pentathlon | West Germany | FRG | Running | 13 | 2,139 | 796 |