Joachim Franke

German ice hockey player (1940–2024)

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Ice hockey player

Joachim Franke
Born	(1940-03-30)30 March 1940 Weißwasser, Germany
Died	19 March 2024(2024-03-19) (aged 83) Bernau, Germany
Position	Forward
Played for	SG Dynamo Weißwasser
National team	East Germany
Playing career	1954–1968

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing East Germany
European Championships
	1966 Ljubljana	Team

Joachim Franke (30 March 1940 – 19 March 2024) was a German ice hockey player, who competed for SG Dynamo Weißwasser. He won the bronze medal with the East Germany national team at the 1966 European Championships. ^[1] ^[2]

Franke played a total of 40 games for East Germany at the World Championships between 1959 and 1967, recording eight goals and two assists.^[3]

Franke died on 19 March 2024, at the age of 83.^[4]

References

^ "Traditionsturnier Ost-Eishockey 2005 in Erfurt – Startseite". Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
^ WM 1966
^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
^ "Joachim Franke ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.