Joachim ("Aki") Rademacher (20 June 1906 – 21 October 1970) was a German

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

and in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. He was born in

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...

. 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 Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

, 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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* 1906 births 1970 deaths Sportspeople from Magdeburg Water polo players from Saxony-Anhalt German male water polo players German male freestyle swimmers Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany World record setters in swimming Olympic medalists in water polo European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-waterpolo-bio-stub

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