Nicholas Frankl

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Nicholas Frankl
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Nicholas Frankl in 2014
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Alexander Frankl
NationalityBritish Hungarian
Born (1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 52)
London, England
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, automotive journalist, Olympian
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh
Retired2002

Nicholas Frankl OLY [1] (born 26 July 1971) is a London-born, Monaco-based serial entrepreneur, automotive journalist, [2] and former Hungarian bobsledder. He piloted [3] HUN1 in the two-man in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and in the four-man in the 1998 Nagano, Japan and 2002 Salt Lake City, USA games, respectively.

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He is the founder of several businesses including My Yacht Group [4] [5] a luxury events company centered around charity-focused receptions on board Superyachts; [6] [7] and Entertainment MarketPlace, [8] a sponsorship and marketing company.

Personal life

Frankl is the son of Margaret "June" Frankl (3 March 1941 – 28 February 2017) and Andrew Frankl, a refugee of the Hungarian revolution who fled to London in 1956, and went on to become an automotive television, radio and print journalist [9] specializing in Formula One. [10]

Television and radio

Frankl has been featured in several programs including "Million Pound Mega Yachts", [11] centered around the annual Monaco Yacht Show, "How'd You Get So Rich (UK)", [12] hosted by comedienne Katherine Ryan, and "Georgey Tonight", a BBC Radio show presented by Georgey Spanswick. [13] He has been featured in the New York Times [14] in an article about the Bullrun Rally and its participants, and in Austin American Statesman [15] discussing the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

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References

  1. ↑ "Olympians > Oly | World Olympians Association". olympians.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Writers – Nicholas Frankl". www.theautochannel.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicholas Frankl Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Warren, Katie. "100 bottles of Champagne, 35 ounces of caviar, and a 255-foot superyacht: Here's what it takes to throw a party for millionaires and celebs at the Monaco Yacht Show". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Dobson, Jim. "Billionaire Superyacht Celebration: Who's Who in St. Barths for New Years 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "How to behave (and get invited) aboard the best superyacht party at the Monaco Grand Prix". British GQ. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Hargreaves, Eilidh (2 May 2019). "How to attend the Monaco Grand Prix in style: from luxury hotels to the best bars and restaurants in Monte Carlo". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Semuels, Alana (4 December 2008). "The splash is back for high rollers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Writers – Andrew Frankl". www.theautochannel.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Listen to Forza F1 on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Million Pound Mega Yachts: Million Pound Mega Yachts – Episode Guide". Channel 4. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "CPL Productions – How'd You Get So Rich?" . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "BBC Local Radio – Georgey Spanswick, Millionaire's parties, Elaine Paige and the world's smallest disco". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Brick, Michael (9 July 2008). "A road rally for the rich and richer". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  15. ↑ Barnes, Michael. "Nicholas Frankl: Olympic bobsledder, friend to princes and 'The spirit of F1'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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