Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe

Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe (16 April 1888 – 18 February 1949) was a German tennis and field hockey player.

He was born and died in Rostock.

Rahe competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's singles tournament and in the men's doubles tournament together with Oscar Kreuzer. He lost in both competitions in the first round.

In the Olympic field hockey tournament he was able to score the only German goal to defeat France to finish in fifth place.

In 1913 he was runner-up at Wimbledon, losing the men's doubles final together with Heinrich Kleinschroth.

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