Uwe Rathjen (28 June 1943 – 14 November 2019) was a

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

former

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

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. ...

. In 1972 he was part of the West German team which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches as goalkeeper.

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1943 births 2019 deaths German male handball players Olympic handball players for West Germany Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kiel West German male handball players {{Germany-handball-bio-stub