Wolfgang Böhme (born 17 December 1949) is an

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

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, 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