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Rainer Henkel

German swimmer
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
February 27, 1964
Place of birth
Leverkusen, Opladen[1][4]
Country of citizenship
Germany[5]
Occupation
swimmer
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[12]
Family name
Henkel[8]
Given name
Rainer[9]
Height
198 cm[14]
Mass
85 kg[15]
Name in native language
Rainer Henkel[13]
Participant in
1984 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay[10][11]
Sport
competitive swimming[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 8
Freebase ID
/m/0g3t_n
InterSportStats athlete ID
19514
Munzinger Sport number
01000002032
Olympedia people ID
47829
Olympics.com athlete ID
rainer-henkel
Prabook ID
1932140
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
he/rainer-henkel-1
World Aquatics athlete ID
1074386

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Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Rainer
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Occupation 1
swimmer
Participant in 1
1984 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Leverkusen
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
competitive swimming
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Summary

Born in Leverkusen[1], he… he was born on February 27, 1964[2]. He worked as a swimmer[3].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Leverkusen[1], a big city[16], in Germany[17], founded in 1930[18] and Opladen[4], a quarter[19], in Germany[20].

FAQs

Where was Rainer Henkel born?

Rainer Henkel was born in Leverkusen[1].

What did Rainer Henkel do for work?

Rainer Henkel worked as swimmer[3].

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Germany

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  14. [14] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
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  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Leverkusen, Opladen
    Family name → Henkel
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Given name → Rainer
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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