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Günther Schumacher

1949 - Today

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Günther Schumacher (born 27 June 1949) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984. He twice represented West Germany at the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), and won the gold medal on both occasions in the Men's Team Pursuit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Günther Schumacher is the 324th most popular cyclist (up from 414th in 2024), the 5,378th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,716th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Günther Schumacher ranks 324 out of 1,613. Before him are Mark Cavendish, Andy Schleck, Giovanni Micheletto, Clarence Kingsbury, Olaf Ludwig, and Pavel Tonkov. After him are George Newberry, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Evgeni Berzin, Russell Mockridge, Fränk Schleck, and Nino Borsari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Günther Schumacher ranks 601. Before him are Bill Hobbs, Toller Cranston, Griselda Pollock, Nadezhda Ilyina, Dan Ar Braz, and Roy Bittan. After him are Témime Lahzami, Ed King, Flora Gomes, Zbigniew Gut, Ivan Stoyanov, and Wenceslao Padilla.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Schumacher ranks 5,381 out of 7,253. Before him are Dieter Riedel (1947), Olaf Ludwig (1960), Lars Klingbeil (1978), Harald Hein (1950), Leopold Löwenheim (1878), and Douglas Coupland (1961). After him are Tim Wiese (1981), Paul Steiner (1957), Dolly Haas (1910), Sven Ulreich (1988), Uli Kusch (1967), and Liesl Karlstadt (1892).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Günther Schumacher ranks 16. Before him are Jürgen Kissner (1942), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Lothar Thoms (1956), Gregor Braun (1955), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), and Olaf Ludwig (1960). After him are Erik Zabel (1970), Hans Lutz (1949), Uwe Ampler (1964), Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (1951), Günter Haritz (1948), and Andreas Klöden (1975).

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