Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Uwe•Sauer |
Used name | Uwe•Sauer |
Born | 23 February 1963 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
Measurements | 187 cm / 78 kg |
NOC | ![]() |
Basketball player Uwe Sauer represented West Germany at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, finishing eighth. In total, he won 42 international caps. Domestically, he played with SSC Karlsruhe (1971-78), EK Karlsruhe-Berghausen (1978-81), USC Heidelberg (1981-84), BSC Saturn Köln (1986-88), Steiner Bayreuth (1988-89), Brandt Hagen (1989-92) and SSV Ulm 1846 (1992-97). From 1984-86 he played with Santa Clara University in the United States.
Sauer later studied sports and became a basketball coach with several stints in the 1. and 2. Bundesliga in Germany. He also became known as a sculptor, mainly using wooden materials for his figures and statues.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1984 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | ![]() |
Uwe Sauer | |||
Basketball, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 8 |