Harro Bode

Personal information
Born	20 February 1951 (1951-02-20) (age 72) Sobernheim
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sailing career
Club	Segel-Club Sorpesee Iserlohn
Medal record Sailing Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 470 class

Harro Bode (born 20 February 1951, in Sobernheim) is a German sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Frank Hübner at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.^[1][2]

Bode studied civil engineering and later became CEO of Ruhrverband [de], a large water utility in the west of Germany. He was appointed honorary professor at the University of Hanover and published many papers about water science and water politics.

Honours

• 1976: Award of silver laurel leaf by German Bundespräsident Walter Scheel
• 1987: Karl-Imhoff-Prize of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) (formerly ATV)
• 2014: IWA-Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Water Management and Science"
• 2015: Golden Badge of Honor of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)