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Christian Schenk

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Christian Schenk (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈʃɛŋk] ; born 9 February 1965 in Rostock, East Germany) is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany. He won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Schenk also won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. He missed the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona because of an injury and came fourth in the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Schenk is the 2,644th most popular athlete (down from 2,639th in 2019), the 5,909th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,968th in 2019) and the 268th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christian Schenk ranks 2,644 out of 6,025. Before him are David Taylor, Lucjan Lis, Ajit Pal Singh, Michael Greis, Fritz Fischer, and Manuela Machado. After him are Laura Asadauskaitė, Attila Horváth, Laimutė Baikauskaitė, Teja Gregorin, Yuriy Tyukalov, and Dieter Baumann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Christian Schenk ranks 613. Before him are Andy Buckley, Refik Šabanadžović, Sui Xinmei, Raffaella Reggi, Manfred Binz, and Steve Scalise. After him are Dieter Baumann, Franck Durix, Floria Sigismondi, Andreas Zülow, Amara Traoré, and Jeffrey Chiesa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian Schenk ranks 5,912 out of 7,253. Before him are Kati Wilhelm (1976), Karsten Braasch (1967), Michael Greis (1976), Michelle (1972), Fritz Fischer (1956), and Gus Kahn (1886). After him are Karoline Herfurth (1984), Markus Wasmeier (1963), Dieter Baumann (1965), Frank Wieneke (1962), Tom Beck (1978), and Thomas Brussig (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Christian Schenk ranks 268. Before him are Thomas Schönlebe (1965), Eberhard Rösch (1954), Cornelia Oschkenat (1961), Kati Wilhelm (1976), Michael Greis (1976), and Fritz Fischer (1956). After him are Dieter Baumann (1965), Georg Hackl (1966), Andreas Zülow (1965), Jana Sorgers (1967), Steffi Martin (1962), and Andrea Henkel (1977).

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