Christian Händle (born 13 May 1965 in

Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximate ...

) is a German rower. Together with Ralf Thienel he finished 4th in the double scull at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. He is married to rower

Birgit Peter Birgit Peter (born 27 January 1964) is a German rower, and double Olympic gold medalist. Life and career Peter was born in Potsdam, East Germany. She competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and she won medals at vario ...

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* * 1965 births Living people German male rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Germany Olympic rowers for West Germany Sportspeople from Marburg World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub