Karl Quade

Karl Quade
Quade in 2024
Personal information
Born6 December 1954
Died (aged 71)
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  West Germany
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulVolleyball - standing

Karl Quade (6 December 1954 – 26 December 2025), also known as Mr. Paralympics,[1] was a German Paralympic volleyball player. He competed for West Germany in the men's standing volleyball event at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, where he won a gold medal.[2]

Quade also competed in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, placing fourth in the men's shot put event for the A6 / A8 / A9 / L6 classifications.[2]

Quade died on 26 December 2025, at the age of 71.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Mr. Paralympics" Karl Quade ist tot". Die Zeit (in Romanian). 28 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Karl Quade". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Große Trauer um Dr. Karl Quade: Gesicht und Herz der Paralympischen Bewegung in Deutschland (in German)
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