| Birth Date: | 30 March 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Weißwasser, Germany |
| Death Place: | Bernau, Germany |
| Position: | Forward |
| Played For: | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| Ntl Team: | DDR |
| Career Start: | 1954 |
| Career End: | 1968 |
Joachim Franke (30 March 1940 – 19 March 2024) was a German ice hockey player, who competed for SG Dynamo Weißwasser. He won the bronze medal with the East Germany national team at the 1966 European Championships.[1] [2]
Franke played a total of 40 games for East Germany at the World Championships between 1959 and 1967, recording eight goals and two assists.[3]
Franke died on 19 March 2024, at the age of 83.[4]