Ralf Brudel (born 6 February 1963 in

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

) is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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. He was a member of the

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national team. In 1990 he tried to settle in Austria, but after the reunification of Germany he came back to Potsdam where he qualified for the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

of Barcelona.

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1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Potsdam Rowers from Brandenburg Sportspeople from Bezirk Potsdam German male rowers East German male rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub