Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
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Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe (16 April 1888 – 18 February 1949) was a German
tennis
and field hockey
player.
He was born and died in Rostock
.
Rahe competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
in the men's singles tournament
and in the men's doubles tournament
together with Oscar Kreuzer
. Unfortunately he lost in both competitions in the first round.
In the Olympic field hockey tournament
he was able to score the only German goal to defeat France to finish in fifth place.
In 1913 he was runner-up at Wimbledon
, losing the men's doubles final together with Heinrich Kleinschroth.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player.
He was born and died in Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
.
Rahe competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
in the men's singles tournament
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...
and in the men's doubles tournament
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles
-Top half:-Bottom half:...
together with Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer was a male tennis player from Germany.He played at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. In 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim were member of the German Davis Cup team, playing a Davis Cup...
. Unfortunately he lost in both competitions in the first round.
In the Olympic field hockey tournament
Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four home nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
he was able to score the only German goal to defeat France to finish in fifth place.
In 1913 he was runner-up at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, losing the men's doubles final together with Heinrich Kleinschroth.