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Annika Schleu

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Annika Zillekens née Schleu (born 3 April 1990) is a German modern pentathlete. She won the gold medal of the relay event at the 2012 World Championships and 2017 World Championships. She has competed in four Olympic Games, finishing in 26th place in 2012 and in 4th place in 2016. In 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Zillekens, under her maiden name Annika Schleu, received widespread attention after her treatment of the horse she was assigned for the riding portion of the event went viral. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 11 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 10 in 2024). Annika Schleu is the 7,569th most popular athlete (down from 4,189th in 2024), the 7,678th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,652nd in 2019) and the 713th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Annika Schleu ranks 7,569 out of 6,025Before her are Diego Botín, Božo Starčević, Franciela Krasucki, Sylwester Bednarek, Chen Yuxi, and Stephenie Ann McPherson. After her are Gillian O'Sullivan, Pascal Behrenbruch, Sun Linlin, Eline Berings, Duncan Scott, and Sarah Chaâri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Annika Schleu ranks 1,567Before her are Arsalan Kazemi, Debbie Bont, Ivanie Blondin, Naoki Kuriyama, Ryota Matsumoto, and Renan. After her are Soni Mustivar, Ryo Nishiguchi, Jan Kopic, Katsunari Mizumoto, Marco Sørensen, and Carlson Young.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Annika Schleu ranks 7,681 out of 7,253Before her are Steven Muller (1927), Nicole Anyomi (2000), Yannic Seidenberg (1984), Anna Schell (1993), Malte Jakschik (1993), and Niko Gießelmann (1991). After her are Pascal Behrenbruch (1985), Max Heß (1996), Andrew Hunter (null), Claudia Lichtenberg (1985), Matthias Zimmermann (1992), and Dinah Pfizenmaier (1992).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Annika Schleu ranks 713Before her are Kristina Bröring-Sprehe (1986), Christoph Stephan (1986), Tatjana Pinto (1992), Jan Hojer (1992), Steven Muller (1927), and Malte Jakschik (1993). After her are Pascal Behrenbruch (1985), Max Heß (1996), Andrew Hunter (null), Sabrina Hering (1992), Mohammed Hassan (null), and Julian Weber (1994).