Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe

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Rahe (1913)

Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe (born April 16, 1888 in Rostock ; † February 18, 1949 there ) was a German tennis and hockey player .

Rahe took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London in part, both in tennis and in hockey. In the tennis competition he was eliminated in the first round in singles and doubles with Oscar Kreuzer . In hockey he lost 4-0 with the German team in the preliminary round to Scotland. In the game for fifth place, he scored the only goal for the team with the 1-0 for the German Reich. It was also the end result.

With Heinrich Kleinschroth he reached the final in men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships in 1913 . There they were defeated by the British defending champions Herbert Roper Barrett and Charles Dixon 6: 2, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 2. He was also in the individual finals of the International German Championships at Hamburg's Rothenbaum three times : in 1906 he was defeated by the British Josiah Ritchie , in 1909 and 1922 by Otto Froitzheim .

In the seasons 1913 and 1927 Rahe played three games for the German Davis Cup team . He won two of his three singles games, while his balance in doubles is 1: 1. He played both double games with Heinrich Kleinschroth.

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SURNAME Rahe, Friedrich Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rahe, Fieten (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German tennis and hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1949
Place of death Rostock