Rainer Jacob (born 15 September 1946) is a retired German swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the

1970 European Aquatics Championships The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the ...

. He finished sixth in the same event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. His mother, Gisela Jacob-Arendt, and uncle, Heinz Arendt, were German Olympic swimmers.

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1946 births German male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for West Germany Sportspeople from Bremen (city) Living people European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century German people 21st-century German people {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub