ATHLETE
Burglinde Pollak
1951 - Today

Burglinde Pollak
Burglinde Pollak (later Grimm, born 10 June 1951) is a retired German pentathlete. She won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished sixth in 1980. At the European championships she won three silver medals, in 1971, 1974 and 1978. Pollak set three world records, in 1970, 1972 and 1973. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burglinde Pollak is the 1,676th most popular athlete (up from 2,139th in 2019), the 5,275th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,657th in 2019) and the 158th most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Burglinde Pollak ranks 1,676 out of 6,025. Before her are Oswald Zappelli, Hanns Kilian, Miroslav Poljak, Vladimir Nevzorov, Pál Simon, and Francis Tyler. After her are Betty McKinnon, Georg Naue, Arvo Viitanen, Ali Mirzaei, Harold Whitlock, and Nathaniel Cartmell.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOswald Zappelli
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,670
Hanns Kilian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,671
Miroslav Poljak
1944 - 2015
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,672
Vladimir Nevzorov
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,673
Pál Simon
1881 - 1922
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,674
Francis Tyler
1904 - 1956
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,675
Burglinde Pollak
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,676
Betty McKinnon
1925 - 1981
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,677
Georg Naue
1850 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,678
Arvo Viitanen
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,679
Ali Mirzaei
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,680
Harold Whitlock
1903 - 1985
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 1,681
Nathaniel Cartmell
1883 - 1967
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 1,682
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Burglinde Pollak ranks 505. Before her are John L. Phillips, Ellen Greene, Seyni Oumarou, Hani Mulki, Bernhard Germeshausen, and Wolfgang Güldenpfennig. After her are Yury Chaika, Volker Bouffier, Paulo Kassoma, Monique Melsen, Tress MacNeille, and Jimmie Vaughan.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsJohn L. Phillips
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 499
Ellen Greene
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 500
Seyni Oumarou
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 501
Hani Mulki
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 502
Bernhard Germeshausen
ATHLETE
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 503
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 504
Burglinde Pollak
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 505
Yury Chaika
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 506
Volker Bouffier
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 507
Paulo Kassoma
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 508
Monique Melsen
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 509
Tress MacNeille
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 510
Jimmie Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 511
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Burglinde Pollak ranks 5,278 out of 7,253. Before her are Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia (1890), Hans von Pechmann (1850), Hanns Kilian (1905), Caspar Memering (1953), Elke Erb (1938), and Gregor Braun (1955). After her are Marius Müller-Westernhagen (1948), Hermann Lietz (1868), Volker Bouffier (1951), Hans Klenk (1919), Helmut Rix (1926), and Ferdinand von Schirach (1964).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Victoria Margaret of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1890 - 1923
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,272
Hans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,273
Hanns Kilian
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5,274
Caspar Memering
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5,275
Elke Erb
WRITER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5,276
Gregor Braun
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5,277
Burglinde Pollak
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 5,278
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,279
Hermann Lietz
PHILOSOPHER
1868 - 1919
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,280
Volker Bouffier
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,281
Hans Klenk
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5,282
Helmut Rix
LINGUIST
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,283
Ferdinand von Schirach
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,284
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Burglinde Pollak ranks 158. Before her are Margit Schumann (1952), Christina Lathan (1958), Ursula Knab (1929), Bernhard Germeshausen (1951), Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (1951), and Hanns Kilian (1905). After her are Herbert Gruber (1942), Fritz Schwab (1919), Doris Maletzki (1952), Christina Heinich (1949), Jürgen Hingsen (1958), and Marion Becker (1950).
Margit Schumann
1952 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 152
Christina Lathan
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 153
Ursula Knab
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 154
Bernhard Germeshausen
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 155
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 156
Hanns Kilian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 157
Burglinde Pollak
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 158
Herbert Gruber
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 159
Fritz Schwab
1919 - 2006
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 160
Doris Maletzki
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 161
Christina Heinich
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 162
Jürgen Hingsen
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 163
Marion Becker
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 164