About Harro Bode
Born 1951. Harro Bode is a German engineer and sailor.
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.
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 University of Hanover 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)
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Harro Bode was born on 20 February 1951 in Bad Sobernheim.
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Harro Bode is an engineer and sailor.
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Harro Bode is German.
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