| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Wolfgang•Lakenmacher | |
| Used name | Wolfgang•Lakenmacher | |
| Nick/petnames | Laki | |
| Born | 8 October 1943 in Neuenhofe, Westheide, Sachsen-Anhalt |  GER |
| Died | 24 May 2023 (aged 79 years 7 months 16 days) | |
| Measurements | 182 cm / 86 kg | |
| Affiliations | SC Magdeburg — Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt | GER |
| NOC | East Germany |  GDR |
Center runner Wolfgang, father of Sven Lakenmacher, was on the East German handball team at the 1972 München Olympics that unfortunately lost the bronze medal match, 19-16, against Romania. He earned 198 international caps. In 1970 and 1974 he won silver medals at the Worlds.
Domestically, Wolfgang Lakenmacher played with SC Magdeburg from 1967-77, helping them to win East German Championships in 1970 and 1977. He turned to coaching after his active career and coached, among others, the Bundesliga club TV Großwallstadt after re-unification.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Handball | GDR |
Wolfgang Lakenmacher | |||
| Handball, Men (Olympic) | East Germany | 4 |
