Okka Rau

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Okka Rau
Okka Rau Austrian Masters 2008.jpg
Medal record
Women's Volleyball
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Alanya Beach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Moscow Beach

Okka Rau (born January 5, 1977 in Leer, Lower Saxony) is a former beach volleyball player from Germany. She won the gold medal at the 2003 European Championships in Alanya, partnering with Stephanie Pohl. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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Rau played volleyball with the club Hamburger SV in Hamburg, Germany. [1]

Playing partners

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References

  1. Team Hamburg - Athleten (in German), Team Hamburg of the Hamburg Sport Federation and the Olympic point Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein, 2008-07-04, archived from the original on 2008-08-16, retrieved 2008-08-17