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Charles Winckler

1867 - 1932

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Charles Gustav Wilhelm Winckler (9 April 1867 – 17 December 1932) was a Danish thrower, swimmer, and tug of war competitor. He was set to compete in three swimming events at the 1896 Summer Olympics but did not start in any. He then competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in the men's discus throw and men's shot put on behalf of Denmark, though he did not reach the finals of either event. Alongside Swedish competitors, he had won the gold medal in the tug of war tournament at the games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Winckler is the 762nd most popular athlete (down from 538th in 2019), the 468th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 462nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Winckler ranks 762 out of 6,025Before him are Alexander Tikhonov, Edith McGuire, Tim Ahearne, Clarence Pinkston, Gioacchino Guaragna, and John Svanberg. After him are Peter Kirby, Jacques Sautereau, Lajos Steiner, Harry Watson, Väinö Siikaniemi, and Martti Marttelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Charles Winckler ranks 120Before him are Max Dessoir, Andrey Toshev, Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid, Hedwig Courths-Mahler, Harold Mahony, and Antonio Conte. After him are John Exley, Richard Schorr, Miguel Abadía Méndez, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, Vintilă Brătianu, and Gisela Januszewska. Among people deceased in 1932, Charles Winckler ranks 111Before him are Theo Heemskerk, Stanisław Narutowicz, Hermann Gunkel, Constantin Coandă, Ioannis Chrysafis, and Eduard Sievers. After him are Väinö Siikaniemi, Pritilata Waddedar, Charles Wallace Richmond, Edgard Colle, Frantz Reichel, and Kliment Boyadzhiev.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Charles Winckler ranks 468 out of 1,032Before him are Lauge Koch (1892), Ole Ernst (1940), Jørgen Leth (1937), Eugen Schmidt (1862), Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941), and Paprika Steen (1964). After him are Nicklas Bendtner (1988), Lorenz Frølich (1820), Ole Ritter (1941), Tom Belsø (1942), Aneela Mirza (1974), and Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817).

Among ATHLETES In Denmark

Among athletes born in Denmark, Charles Winckler ranks 7Before him are Viggo Jensen (1874), Karen Hoff (1921), Edgar Aabye (1865), Lis Hartel (1921), Karen Harup (1924), and Eugen Schmidt (1862). After him are Ernst Schultz (1879), Hans Jacob Nielsen (1899), Lily Carlstedt (1926), Henry Petersen (1900), Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871), and Niels Fredborg (1946).