Stefan Knabe

Stefan Knabe was a West German sailor who participated in the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the Soling class with Jens-Peter Wrede and Matthias Adamczewski, finishing 15th. The previous year the crew won the national title. In total, Knabe won five national titles, four of them with his office partner and non-Olympian Arne Horn.

By profession, Knabe trained in concrete and steel construction, and then studied architecture. In 1990 he established his own architecture office in Lübeck, and in 2006 he became an expert on building damage.