Franz Ningel (born 18 October 1936 in
Frankfurt am Main,
Hessen) is a former German
pair skater and roller skater.
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
Marika Kilius (; born 24 March 1943) is a German former pair skater. With Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, she is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion, and a six-time European champion. Earlier in her career, she competed with Fra ...
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
Margret Göbl (26 June 1938 – 21 June 2013) was a German pair skater. With her husband Franz Ningel, she was the 1962 World bronze medalist, a three-time (1960–1962) European medalist, and a three-time (1960–1962) German national ch ...
, 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
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...
in
Squaw Valley.
Competitive highlights
Pairs figure skating with Göbl
Pairs figure skating with Kilius
References
* Eissport Magazin, 9 November 2006
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1936 births
German male pair skaters
Olympic figure skaters of the United Team of Germany
Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Living people
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Frankfurt