Rolf Bähr

Rolf Bähr

Rolf Bähr (born March 15, 1939 in Berlin-Karlshorst ) is a lawyer and sailor . For many years he was the director of the film funding agency .

Between 1979 and 1987 he was multiple world, vice-world and European champion in the Tempest class . He won the Tempest World Championships in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985 and 1987. Together with Willi Kuhweide , he qualified in the Soling class for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, both of which, however, did not take part due to the boycott. In 2005 he won the bronze medal at the Tempest World Championship.

From 2005 to November 30, 2013 he was President of the German Sailing Association .

Awards

• 2004 Berlinale Camera
• 2008 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres with the rank of knight for his services to the development of the Franco-German film academy and the Franco-German film relations
• 2008 Herbert Strate Prize
• 2014 Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Web links

• Article in the sailing magazine
• Article at Welt-Online

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Klaus Wolf: A boss in the toga. In: Berliner Zeitung . November 4, 2005, accessed September 7, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Lochbrunner new President of the German Sailing Association. In: The world. Retrieved December 2, 2013 . 
3. ↑ http://www.berlinale.de/de/archiv/jahresarchive/2004/08_pressemitteilungen_2004/08_Pressemitteilungen_2004-Detail_563.html
4. ↑ France awards filmmakers Geyer and Bähr the Order for Art and Literature. (No longer available online.) French Embassy in Germany, May 7, 2008, formerly the original ; Retrieved July 31, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.