Harro Bode
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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][2]
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Born | 20 February 1951 (1951-02-20) (age 73) Sobernheim | ||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Club | Segel-Club Sorpesee Iserlohn | ||||||||||||||
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Bode studied civil engineering and later became CEO of Ruhrverband [de], 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.