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Fritz Schwab

1919 - 2006

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Erich Arthur Fritz Schwab (December 31, 1919 in Berlin – November 24, 2006) was a Swiss race walker. He won two Olympic medals over 10 kilometres in 1948 and 1952. In addition he won two medals at the European Championships in 1946 and 1950. His father Arthur Tell Schwab was an Olympic silver medalist in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Schwab is the 1,735th most popular athlete (down from 718th in 2019), the 5,312th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,679th in 2019) and the 160th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fritz Schwab ranks 1,735 out of 6,025. Before him are Harry DeBaecke, Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Joaquín Capilla, John Kelly, Paul Tergat, and Maurizio Damilano. After him are Robert Hennet, Gelindo Bordin, Ruurd Leegstra, Doris Maletzki, Christina Heinich, and Nils Hellsten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Fritz Schwab ranks 304. Before him are Nina Dumbadze, Eric Thompson, Fenny Heemskerk, Frank Piasecki, André Guelfi, and Richard Scarry. After him are Louise Bennett-Coverley, Henriette Avram, Karel Senecký, Mary Midgley, Folke Alnevik, and Jean Tamini. Among people deceased in 2006, Fritz Schwab ranks 328. Before him are Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tony Jay, Shirley Walker, Doug Serrurier, Georges Stuber, and Ossi Reichert. After him are Louise Bennett-Coverley, Henriette Avram, Juice Leskinen, Ken Fletcher, Rubén Marcos, and Bob Mathias.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fritz Schwab ranks 5,315 out of 7,253. Before him are Arnold Bode (1900), Peter Struck (1943), Alfred Braun (1888), Alva Noto (1965), Klaus Sammer (1942), and Carl Raddatz (1912). After him are Georg Leber (1920), Torsten Gütschow (1962), Michael Tarnat (1969), Doris Maletzki (1952), Christina Heinich (1949), and Fritz Fromm (1913).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Fritz Schwab ranks 160. Before him are Ursula Knab (1929), Bernhard Germeshausen (1951), Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (1951), Hanns Kilian (1905), Burglinde Pollak (1951), and Herbert Gruber (1942). After him are Doris Maletzki (1952), Christina Heinich (1949), Jürgen Hingsen (1958), Marion Becker (1950), Harry Voigt (1913), and Erich Herrmann (1914).

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