Uwe Grabe

{{short description|German shot putter}}

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| name = Uwe Grabe

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| caption = Uwe Grabe in 1968

| nationality = German

| sport = Athletics

| event = Shot put

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| retired = 1972

| pb = 20.50 (1972)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|10|15|df=yes}}

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| height = 192 cm

| weight = 112 kg

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Uwe Grabe (born 15 October 1942) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and finished seventh,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/uwe-grabe-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022732/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/uwe-grabe-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Uwe Grabe Olympic Results |accessdate=7 January 2018}}{{Cite web |title=1968 Olympic Games Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico - Men's Shot Put |url=https://www.sport-olympic.gr/sp/index.php/athletics/olympic-games-athletics/1968-olympic-games-ciudad-de-mexico-mexico-athletics/933-1968-olympic-games-ciudad-de-mexico-mexico-men-s-shot-put |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=sport-olympic.gr}} he then won a bronze medal at the Summer Universiade two years later.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Uwe Grabe |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69787 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=www.olympedia.org}}

Personal life

In 1972, Grabe retired due to a shoulder injury and went on to get educated in civil engineering and worked for the town of Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, in the construction office.

After German reunification, he constructed the building engineering office in Cottbus, Brandenburg, and then became the technical inspector for the animal park in Cottbus.

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