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Anna-Maria Müller

1949 - 2009

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Anna-Maria Müller (later Murach, 23 February 1949 – 23 August 2009) was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the previous Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she initially finished second after the competition was halted to three runs due to bad weather, but was disqualified with her East German teammates Ortrun Enderlein and Angela Knösel (who was fourth) when it was discovered that they had illegally heated their runners (which are used to guide the luge on the ice as it maneuvers down the track). Enderlein, who was leading at the time, and Müller were stripped of their respective medals as a result. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna-Maria Müller is the 1,392nd most popular athlete (up from 1,792nd in 2019), the 5,084th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,499th in 2019) and the 117th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Anna-Maria Müller ranks 1,392 out of 6,025. Before her are Guido Balzarini, Wang Yi, Dorothea Wierer, Jack Cameron, Ebbe Parsner, and Vladimir Kiselyov. After her are Ronnie Ray Smith, John Emery, Bob Clotworthy, Siegrun Siegl, Ferdinand Feyerick, and Miguel Ángel López.

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Among people born in 1949, Anna-Maria Müller ranks 546. Before her are Chang Wanquan, Shlomo Artzi, Scott Turow, Michael Häupl, Mavuba Mafuila, and John Boehner. After her are Ronnie Ray Smith, Maggie Gobran, Michel Roger, Mary Roos, Michael Bleekemolen, and Parveen Babi. Among people deceased in 2009, Anna-Maria Müller ranks 298. Before her are H. C. Robbins Landon, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Kálmán Markovits, Heini Walter, Peter Arundell, and Jackie Pretorius. After her are Nizar Rayan, Francisco Valdés, Sitara Achakzai, Alan A'Court, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, and Guillermo Ortiz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Anna-Maria Müller ranks 5,087 out of 7,253. Before her are Irmtraud Morgner (1933), Wolfgang Seguin (1945), Hans Eichel (1941), Paul Falk (1921), Max Hainle (1882), and Timo Boll (1981). After her are Siegrun Siegl (1954), Werner Klingler (1903), Rudolf Lippert (1900), Peter Altmaier (1958), Martin Lauer (1937), and Rita Wilden (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Anna-Maria Müller ranks 117. Before her are Wilhelm Leichum (1911), Gustav Goßler (1879), Klaus Reichert (1947), Waldemar Tietgens (1879), Hermann Hansen (1912), and Gunhild Hoffmeister (1944). After her are Siegrun Siegl (1954), Rudolf Lippert (1900), Martin Lauer (1937), Rita Wilden (1947), Wolfgang Schmidt (1954), and Jörg Drehmel (1945).

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