Harro Bode
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| Born | 20 February 1951 (age 70) Sobernheim |
Harro Bode (born 20 February 1951, in Sobernheim) is a German sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Frank Hübner at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]
Bode studied civil engineering and later became CEO of , a large water utility in the west of Germany. He was appointed honorary professor at the University of Hanover and published many papers about water science and water politics.
Honours[]
- 1976: Award of silver laurel leaf by German Bundespräsident Walter Scheel
- 1987: Karl-Imhoff-Prize of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) (formerly ATV)
- 2014: IWA-Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Water Management and Science"
- 2015: Golden Badge of Honor of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)
References[]
- ^ 1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 8 November 2008)
External links[]
- Literature from and about Harro Bode in the catalogue of the German national library
- Ruhrverband
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Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- German male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – 470
- Olympic sailors of West Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for West Germany
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics