Ronald Rauhe

Ronald Rauhe
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1981-10-03) 3 October 1981 (age 43)
West Berlin, West Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
ClubKC Potsdam
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Poznań K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Poznań K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Gainesville K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Gainesville K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Duisburg K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4 x 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Milan K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Gainesville K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K–2 200 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Poznań K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Milan K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Milan K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Milan K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Szeged K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Poznań K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Račice K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Račice K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Račice K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Pontevedra K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Milan K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Szeged K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Poznań K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Pontevedra K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brandenburg K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brandenburg K-1 4×200 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Trasona K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Zagreb K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Moscow K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Plovdiv K-2 200 m

Ronald Rauhe (born 3 October 1981) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 1997. Competing in six Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event (gold: 2004, silver: 2008, bronze: 2000). Rauhe has won 16 world championship gold medals, the most by a male kayaker; now with 26 World medals, in 2011 he exceeded the 20 of his compatriot, Torsten Gutsche.