Rainer Henkel
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Swimming | |||
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| Bronze | Seoul 1988 | 4x200m Freestyle | |
Rainer Henkel (born February 27, 1964) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
At the World Championships Henkel won four medals: two golds in the 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle in 1986, silver in the 4x 200 m freestyle, and bronze in the 4x200 m freestyle. Furthermore he won five medals at the European Championships: two golds in the 1500 m freestyle and 4x200 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
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