# Harro Bode

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**Harro Bode** (born 20 February 1951, in [Sobernheim](/source/Sobernheim)) is a German [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)) and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the [*470 Class*](/source/Sailing_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics) with [Frank Hübner](/source/Frank_H%C3%BCbner) at the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal).[1][2]

Bode studied civil engineering and later became CEO of [Ruhrverband](/source/Ruhrverband), a large water utility in the west of Germany. He was appointed honorary professor at the [University of Hanover](/source/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)

## References

1. ["1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing"](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=YAT). *databaseOlympics.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080917043711/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=YAT) 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 November 2008.

## External links

- [Literature from and about Harro Bode](https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=11087014X) in the catalogue of the German national library
- [Ruhrverband](http://www.ruhrverband.de/home/)

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