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Barbara Krug

1956 - Today

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Barbara Krug (born 6 May 1956, in Leipzig) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1978 European Championships she won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt, Christina Lathan and Marita Koch. Krug then finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. Krug, Lathan and Koch remained on the relay team for the 1980 Summer Olympics, with Gabriele Löwe replacing Christiane Marquardt. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Barbara Krug is the 2,398th most popular athlete (up from 2,663rd in 2024), the 5,785th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,984th in 2019) and the 238th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Barbara Krug ranks 2,398 out of 6,025. Before her are Yelena Yelesina, Mary Washburn, Nataliya Dobrynska, Aleksandr Kabanov, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, and Joan Benoit. After her are June Maston, Frode Andresen, Allyson Felix, Eshetu Tura, Sydney McLaughlin, and Tina Charles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Barbara Krug ranks 613. Before her are Ilan Gilon, Melody Thomas Scott, Peter Norvig, Soni Razdan, Yury Trutnev, and Daniel Veyt. After her are Steve Coleman, William Orbit, Sergei Borovsky, Mikhail Burtsev, Charlie Crist, and Michael Harney.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Barbara Krug ranks 5,788 out of 7,253. Before her are Kathrin Schmidt (1958), Arón Piper (1997), Martina Schröter (1960), Gabi Zange (1961), Wolfram Wuttke (1961), and Joachim Kunz (1959). After her are Tom Schilling (1982), Jörg Woithe (1963), Jochen Danneberg (1953), Gloria Siebert (1964), Ralf Schumann (1962), and Wilhelm Lützow (1892).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Barbara Krug ranks 238. Before her are Elfi Zinn (1953), Sabine John (1957), Albert Arnheiter (1890), Heike Henkel (1964), Martina Schröter (1960), and Joachim Kunz (1959). After her are Gloria Siebert (1964), Ralf Schumann (1962), Elmar Borrmann (1957), Kathrin Neimke (1966), Jürgen Straub (1953), and Kirsten Emmelmann (1961).

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