Joachim Rademacher

Joachim Rademacher
Personal information
Born(1906-06-20)June 20, 1906
Magdeburg, German Empire
DiedOctober 21, 1970(1970-10-21) (aged 64)
Dortmund, West Germany
Sport
SportSwimming, water polo
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Team competition
Men's swimming
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1926 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1927 Bologna 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1927 Bologna 1500 m freestyle

Joachim ("Aki") Rademacher (20 June 1906 – 21 October 1970) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Magdeburg.

In 1928 he was part of the German team which won the gold medal. He played all three matches and scored two goals. Four years later he won the silver medal with the German team. He played all four matches. His older brother Erich was his teammate in both tournaments.

He also competed in swimming, winning the bronze medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the first European Championships in 1926, and the gold in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay event.

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