Wolfgang Böhme (born 17 December 1949) is an East German 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. ...

. He was born in Wolfen. He was the husband of

Ute Rührold Ute Rührold (later Böhme then Klawonn, born 9 December 1954) is a former East German luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two consecutive silver medals in the women's singles event at Winter Olympics (1972, 1976). Rührold also won th ...

, but they are now divorced. In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored eleven goals.

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1949 births Living people German male handball players Olympic handball players of East Germany Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Bitterfeld-Wolfen Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt People from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-handball-bio-stub