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Carl Kaufmann

1936 - 2008

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Carl Kaufmann (25 March 1936 – 1 September 2008) was an American born West German sprint runner. Kaufmann initially specialized in the 200 m, but in 1958 changed to 400 m and won a European silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Between 15 September 1959 and 6 September 1960 he set four European records in 400 metres, reducing the time down to 44.9 s, which remained the record until the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres and won the silver. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Kaufmann is the 1,592nd most popular athlete (down from 1,578th in 2019), the 9,338th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,823rd in 2019) and the 297th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Carl Kaufmann ranks 1,592 out of 6,025. Before him are Givi Kartozia, Gregor Hradetzky, Maximilian Raub, Akitsugu Konno, Steve Hooker, and Dorothy Brookshaw. After him are Alfred Lane, Helmut Hamann, Gunnar Höjer, Denis Oswald, Romeo Rivers, and Gerd Hornberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Carl Kaufmann ranks 477. Before him are Vladimir Resin, Dick Barnett, Ihor Turchyn, Claudio Barrientos, Robert A. Parker, and Hannu Salama. After him are Lawrence Gordon, Oreste Corbatta, Hans Grodotzki, Rubén Héctor Sosa, Ismail Merchant, and Marino Klinger. Among people deceased in 2008, Carl Kaufmann ranks 305. Before him are Witold Woyda, Lilyan Chauvin, Péter Baczakó, Helmut Zilk, Larry James, and Igor Dmitriev. After him are Árpád Orbán, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Gordon B. Hinckley, Yegor Letov, Margaret Truman, and Harvey Korman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Kaufmann ranks 9,340 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Scott (1952), Ilene Woods (1929), George Abbott (1887), Shelly Manne (1920), Tim Conway (1933), and John Romero (1967). After him are Gregory Walcott (1928), Alfred Lane (1891), Lawrence Gordon (1936), Lizzie Velásquez (1989), Christopher George (1931), and Eric Kripke (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Carl Kaufmann ranks 297. Before him are Jay Silvester (1937), Cliff Bourland (1921), Charles Grimes (1935), Larry James (1947), Alden Sanborn (1899), and David Goggins (1975). After him are Alfred Lane (1891), Fred Tootell (1902), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Burton Downing (1885), and Robert Stangland (1881).

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