Rainer Jacob

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRainer•Jacob
Used nameRainer•Jacob
Born15 September 1946 in Bremen, Bremen (GER)
Measurements187 cm / 80 kg
AffiliationsWasserfreunde Wuppertal, Wuppertal (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Rainer Jacob was the son of swimmer Gisela Jacob-Arendt and the nephew of another swimmer Heinz Arendt. Rainer also became an Olympic swimmer at the 1972 München Games when he finished sixth with the West German 4x100 freestyle relay squad. Two years earlier, he won the silver medal with this relay squad at the 1970 Barcelona European Championships. Jacob never won an individual West German title.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) FRG Rainer Jacob
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) West Germany 6

Olympic family relations

Special Notes