Franz Ningel
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Franz Ningel (born 18 October 1936 in Frankfurt) is a former German pair skater and roller skater.
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Born | (1936-10-18) 18 October 1936 (age 87) Frankfurt am Main, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ningel became World and European champion as a single roller figure skater in 1956 and 1957. He also won the German roller figure skating pair championships with Marika Kilius from 1955 to 1957.
In pairs figure skating, Kilius / Ningel became the 1957 World silver and 1956 World bronze medalists, three-time (1955–195) European bronze medalists, and three-time German national champions.
With his wife Margret Göbl, Ningel is the 1962 World bronze medalist, a three-time (1960–1962) European medalist, and a three-time (1960–1962) German national champion. The pair also finished fifth at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.