Nikki Franke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 31, 1951 New York, New York, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | Foil |
| College team | Brooklyn College |
| Now coaching | Temple University |
Nikki Franke (born March 31, 1951) is an American fencer and fencing coach.
Brooklyn College
Franke attended Brooklyn College, where she earned a B.S. with honors in 1972.[1][2] She chose it for its fencing, and fenced for Brooklyn College for four years, from 1968–72.[3] She was an All-American, and her senior year she took third at the NIWFA collegiate championship.[2][4][5] In 1979 she was inducted into the Brooklyn College Hall of Fame.[2]
Competition
She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[6] Franke competed at the 1975 and 1979 Pan American games, earning a silver medal in the individual competition in 1975 and a bronze medal in the team event in both years. She qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal years later.[7]
Temple University
She is currently the head coach of the Temple University women's fencing team.[8] Franke was named the USFCA Coach of the Year four times (in 1983, 1987, 1988, and 1991).[9] Franke received a master's degree in Health Education from Temple in 1975 and completed the doctoral program in 1988. She recently retired as an Associate Professor in Temple University’s Department of Public Health.
References
- ↑ "Nikki Franke, Ed.D. | College of Health Professions and Social Work". Chpsw.temple.edu. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Temple University Athletics – 2011–12 Women's Fencing Coaching Staff". Owlsports.com. October 21, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ Better Than the Best: Black Athletes Speak, 1920–2007 (V Ethel Willis White ... April 22, 1994. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ John C. Walter, Malina Iida (2010). Better Than the Best: Black Athletes Speak, 1920–2007. University of Washington Press. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Nikki Franke is a true fencing legend". espn.go.com. February 26, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Nikki Franke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
- ↑ 2011–12 Women's Fencing Coaching Staff, retrieved July 18, 2013
- ↑ John C. Walter, Malina Iida (2010). Better Than the Best: Black Athletes Speak, 1920–2007. University of Washington Press. Retrieved October 27, 2013.