Rüdiger Henning

{{Short description|German rower (1943–2024)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|11|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berlin, Germany

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| death_place = Berlin, Germany

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{FRG}} }}

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{{MedalGold | 1968 Mexico City | Eight }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1966 Bled | Eight }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Rowing Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 1965 Duisburg | Coxed four }}

{{MedalGold | 1967 Vichy | Eight }}

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Rüdiger Henning (5 November 1943 – 2 October 2024) was a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.

Henning won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/rudiger-henning-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/rudiger-henning-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=12 December 2008}}

Henning died in Berlin on 2 October 2024, at the age of 80.{{cite web |url=https://trauer.tagesspiegel.de/traueranzeige/ruediger-henning |title=Rüdiger Henning |website=trauer.tagesspiegel.de |language=de}}