Stéphane Franke was a French-born German long-distance runner. Born on 12 February 1964 in Versailles, he moved to Germany at the age of five and ran for 1. FV Salamander Kornwestheim. He failed to get through 10,000 metres qualifying at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics but reached the finals of the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at Atlanta in 1996. At the World Championships he ran the 10,000 metres in 1991, 1993 and 1995, placing 12th, 4th and 7th, and he won European Championships bronze in the 10,000 metres in 1994 and 1998. He won four national titles. After retiring he worked as a coach, a Eurosports commentator and an author, and directed the Berlin ISTAF meeting from 2000 to 2002. He died in Potsdam on 23 June 2011.
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