Rudolf "Rudi" Rauer (15 January 1950 – 15 July 2014)Rudolf Rauer's obituary
was West German

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

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. He was born in Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1976 he was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches as goalkeeper.Rudolf Rauer's profile at Sports Reference.com
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1950 births 2014 deaths People from Unna Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) German male handball players Olympic handball players for West Germany West German male handball players Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics VfL Gummersbach players {{Germany-handball-bio-stub