| Rainer Henkel | |
| Nationality: | German |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Opladen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | SV Rhenania Köln 1919 eV |
Rainer Henkel (born 27 February 1964 in Opladen) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]
At the World Championships Henkel won four medals: two golds in the 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle in 1986, silver in the 4×200 m freestyle, and bronze in the 4×200 m freestyle. Furthermore, he won five medals at the European Championships: two golds in the 1500 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle in 1987, two silver medals in the 1500 m freestyle in 1985 and the 400 m freestyle in 1987, and one bronze in the 400 m freestyle in 1985.
From 1989 to 2001 he was married to the former German high jumper Heike Henkel.