Karl Quade
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| Born | 6 December 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ ""Mr. Paralympics" Karl Quade ist tot". Die Zeit (in Romanian). 28 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Karl Quade". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Große Trauer um Dr. Karl Quade: Gesicht und Herz der Paralympischen Bewegung in Deutschland (in German)
External links
- Karl Quade Archived 18 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine at World ParaVolley
- Karl Quade at the International Paralympic Committee