Rainer Henkel Explained

Rainer Henkel
Nationality:German
Birth Date:27 February 1964
Birth Place:Opladen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:SV Rhenania Köln 1919 eV

Rainer Henkel (born 27 February 1964 in Opladen) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

At the World Championships Henkel won four medals: two golds in the 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle in 1986, silver in the 4×200 m freestyle, and bronze in the 4×200 m freestyle. Furthermore, he won five medals at the European Championships: two golds in the 1500 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle in 1987, two silver medals in the 1500 m freestyle in 1985 and the 400 m freestyle in 1987, and one bronze in the 400 m freestyle in 1985.

From 1989 to 2001 he was married to the former German high jumper Heike Henkel.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/rainer-henkel-1.html Rainer Henkel at Sports Reference