Ferdinand Panke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFerdinand•Panke
Used nameFerdinand•Panke
Nick/petnamesFerdi
Born8 November 1922 in Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died7 March 1996 in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
AffiliationsWasserfreunde Wuppertal, Wuppertal (GER)
NOC Germany
Nationality West Germany

Biography

At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, the German water polo team beat Romania 8-4 in the qualifying game, but then lost all three matches in the group stage against Hungary, Soviet Union and Egypt, and was eliminated. Ferdinand Panke was a team member. He played for Wasserfreunde Wuppertal in West Germany.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) GER FRG Ferdinand Panke
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany =13