Harro Bode (born 20 February 1951, in

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) is a German

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and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''470 Class'' with Frank Hübner at the

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. Bode studied civil engineering and later became CEO of , a large water utility in the west of Germany. He was appointed honorary professor at the

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and published many papers about water science and water politics.

Honours

* 1976: Award of silver laurel leaf by German Bundespräsident Walter Scheel * 1987: Karl-Imhoff-Prize of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) (formerly ATV) * 2014: IWA-Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Water Management and Science" * 2015: Golden Badge of Honor of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)

References

External links

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Literature from and about Harro Bode
in the catalogue of the German national library
Ruhrverband
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bode, Harro 1951 births Living people German male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for West Germany Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – 470 Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen