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Evelin Jahl

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Evelin Jahl (née Schlaak and later Herberg, born 28 March 1956) is a German former discus thrower, who won two Olympic gold medals representing East Germany. In 1976 she won the women's discus throwing event at the Montreal Summer Olympics defeating favourite and world record holder Faina Melnik. In 1978 she set a new world record and also won the European Championships. Two years later Jahl defended the Olympic title in Moscow, again relegating Vergova, also competing under her married name (Petkova), into second place. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evelin Jahl is the 794th most popular athlete (up from 1,368th in 2019), the 4,556th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,251st in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Evelin Jahl ranks 794 out of 6,025. Before her are Bevil Rudd, Pertti Karppinen, Giorgio Pessina, Hildrun Laufer-Claus, Nate Brooks, and Sabin Carr. After her are Jaan Talts, David Dunlap, William Grut, Leslie Laing, Jörg Lucke, and Étienne Desmarteau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Evelin Jahl ranks 308. Before her are Ernie Brandts, Simon Tahamata, Aleksandr Kaleri, Marin Alsop, Volodymyr Lytvyn, and Marta Kauffman. After her are Ivan Nielsen, Tomáš Šmíd, Michael Spinks, Paul Lockhart, Nigel Kennedy, and Joe Montana.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Evelin Jahl ranks 4,559 out of 7,253. Before her are Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857), Rudi Assauer (1944), Sidonie of Saxony (1518), Wilhelm Killing (1847), Reiner Kunze (1933), and Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1946). After her are Martha Mödl (1912), Gustav Schuft (1878), Hauschka (1966), Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834), Johann von Rist (1607), and Heinrich Zschokke (1771).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Evelin Jahl ranks 47. Before her are Hans Günter Winkler (1926), Arthur Jonath (1909), Hermann Wilker (1874), Marita Lange (1943), Christoph Höhne (1941), and Hildrun Laufer-Claus (1939). After her are Jörg Lucke (1942), Udo Beyer (1955), Peter Frenkel (1939), Therese Zenz (1932), Willi Horn (1909), and Andreas Krieger (1965).

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