Gunther Behnke is a German basketball center who represented Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Born on 19 January 1963 in Leverkusen, he stood 221 centimetres tall and weighed 114 kilograms, and he played for the national team in the men's tournament, where Germany finished seventh after winning the classification match against Puerto Rico, 96-86. Over his career he earned 146 international caps and was European Champion in 1993. At club level he played for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen until 1992, then TuS Bramsche, ALBA Berlin, Telekom Baskets Bonn and Köln 99ers, collecting five German Championships with Leverkusen and four German Cups. He trained as an electronic information expert.
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