Rudolf Rauer
German handball player (1950–2014)
Rudolf "Rudi" Rauer (15 January 1950 – 15 July 2014) was West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1976 he was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches as goalkeeper.
“Rudolf Rauer” enters the record as german handball player (1950–2014). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Rudolf, Rauer and German can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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