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Gabi Zange

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Gabriele Zange (née Schönbrunn, born 1 June 1961) is a retired East German speed skater who specialized in the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m), winning three Olympic bronze medals in these events in 1984 and 1988. In 1981 she won a European bronze medal in the 3000 m and later set a world record at the high-altitude rink of Medeo (3000 m, 4:21.70). In 1984, she won European championships, setting two world records, in the 5000 m (7:39.44) and allround, and finished third at the world championships. Next year she won a silver at the world championships, but then had no success until the 1987–88 season, when she set her fourth world record (4:14.76 in the 3000 m) and won two Olympics medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabi Zange is the 172nd most popular skater (up from 203rd in 2019), the 5,768th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,003rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Gabi Zange ranks 172 out of 483. Before her are Brian Boitano, Albena Denkova, Kay Stenshjemmet, Brian Joubert, Oksana Baiul, and Irina Slutskaya. After her are Viktor Petrenko, Jozef Sabovčík, Marina Klimova, Zhao Hongbo, Alexei Yagudin, and Uwe-Jens Mey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Gabi Zange ranks 587. Before her are Juan Echanove, Sharon Lawrence, Kim Leine, Erich Gamma, Ersun Yanal, and Israel Tsvaygenbaum. After her are Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Daniela Santanchè, Wolfram Wuttke, Gary Brabham, Ivan Pudar, and Lisa Zane.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gabi Zange ranks 5,771 out of 7,253. Before her are Peter Wohlleben (1964), Maria Furtwängler (1966), Volker Bruch (1980), Kathrin Schmidt (1958), Arón Piper (1997), and Martina Schröter (1960). After her are Wolfram Wuttke (1961), Joachim Kunz (1959), Barbara Krug (1956), Tom Schilling (1982), Jörg Woithe (1963), and Jochen Danneberg (1953).

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Among SKATERS In Germany

Among skaters born in Germany, Gabi Zange ranks 20. Before her are Karin Enke (1961), Anett Pötzsch (1960), Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (1960), Jan Hoffmann (1955), Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (1966), and Claudia Pechstein (1972). After her are André Hoffmann (1961), Anni Friesinger-Postma (1977), Olaf Zinke (1966), Dagmar Lurz (1959), Robin Szolkowy (1979), and Jacqueline Börner (1965).

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