Franz Barsicke

{{Short description|German long-distance runner (1905–1944)}}

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| name = Franz Barsicke

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| nationality = German

| sport = Long-distance running

| event = Marathon

| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|5|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Breslau, Germany

| death_date = {{death year and age|1944|1905}}

| death_place = Leningrad, Soviet Union

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Franz Barsicke (15 May 1905 – 1944) was a German long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/franz-barsicke-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222326/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/franz-barsicke-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Franz Barsicke Olympic Results |accessdate=30 April 2017}} He was killed in action during World War II.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}