Rainer Henkel
German swimmer
Rainer Henkel (born 27 February 1964 in Opladen ) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Germany , former World and European Champion in 1500 m freestyle. He also won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul .[ 1]
Career
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.
Private life
From 1989 to 2001 he was married to the former German high jumper Heike Henkel .
References
1926: Heitmann , Rademacher , Berges , Heinrich )
1927: Heitmann , Rademacher , Berges , Heinrich )
1931: Wanié , Szabados , Székely , Bárány )
1934: Gróf , Maróthy , Csik , Lengyel )
1938: Birr , Heimlich , Freese , Plath )
1947: Olsson , Lundén , Östrand , Johansson )
1950: Sjunnerholm , Östrand , Johansson , Larsson )
1954: Till , Dömötör , Kádas , Nyéki )
1958: Nikolayev , Struzhanov , Luzhkovsky , Nikitin )
1962: Rosendahl , Lindberg , Svensson , Bengtsson )
1966: Ilyichov , Belits-Geiman , Pletnev , Novikov )
1970: Lampe , Von Schilling , Meeuw , Fassnacht )
1974: Steinbach , Lampe , Meeuw , Nocke )
1977: Raskatov , Rusin , Koplyakov , Krylov )
1981: Shemetov , Salnikov , Chayev , Koplyakov )
1983: Fahrner , Schowtka , Schmidt , Gross )
1985: Schowtka , Gross , Schadt , Fahrner )
1987: Sitt , Henkel , Fahrner , Gross )
1989: Trevisan , Gleria , Lamberti , Battistelli )
1991: Lepikov , Pyshnenko , Tayanovich , Sadovyi )
1993: Lepikov , Pyshnenko , Mukin , Sadovyi )
1995: Keller , Lampe , Spanneberg , Zesner )
1997: Palmer , Clayton , Meadows , Salter )
1999: Keller , Pohl , Conrad , Kiedel )
2000: Rosolino , Pelliciari , Cercato , Brembilla )
2002: Pelliciari , Brembilla , Cappellazzo , Rosolino )
2004: Brembilla , Pelliciari , Rosolino , Magnini )
2006: Rosolino , Berbotto , Cassio , Magnini )
2008: Brembilla , Rosolino , Cassio , Magnini )
2010: Lobintsev , Izotov , Perunin , Sukhorukov )
2012: Biedermann , Colupaev , Rapp , Wallburger )
2014: Backhaus , Lebherz , Rapp , Biedermann )
2016: Dreesens , Brzoskowski , Stolk , Verschuren )
2018: Jarvis , Scott , Dean , Guy )
2020: Malyutin , Shchegolev , Krasnykh , Vekovishchev )
2022: Németh , Márton , Holló , Milák )
2024: Navikonis , Lukminas Trepočka , Rapšys , Jazdauskas )
