Bahne Rabe

Bahne Rabe

Bahne Rabe (1st rower from right) at the 1988 Olympics
Personal information
Born	7 August 1963 Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died	5 August 2001 (aged 37) Kiel, Germany
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Ruderclub Hansa, Dortmund
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Coxed eights Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Coxed eights World Championships 1991 Vienna Coxed fours

Bahne Rabe (7 August 1963 – 5 August 2001) was a competition rower from West Germany. He won two Olympic medals in the coxed eight event: a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1992, and in 1991 he won a world title in the coxed fours.^[1][2]

After retiring in 1995, Rabe had difficulties in maintaining his daily balance. He became anorexic, losing about 40 kg by 2001. He died of pneumonia on 5 August 2001, after having been admitted to hospital in critical condition due to extreme malnutrition.^[3]

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