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Hagen Melzer

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Hagen Melzer (born 16 June 1959, in Bautzen) is a former East German middle and long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 m steeplechase. He won the gold medal at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart. A year later he won the silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, where he set a national record at 8:10.32 minutes. This remained his career best time, and places him second on the German all-time performers list behind Damian Kallabis, who ran in 8:09.48 minutes in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hagen Melzer is the 2,842nd most popular athlete (up from 3,318th in 2019), the 6,016th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,299th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hagen Melzer ranks 2,842 out of 6,025. Before him are Karsten Warholm, Israil Arsamakov, Susan Williams, Viktor Bryzhin, Anne Briand, and Patriz Ilg. After him are Liu Yang, Marc-André Fleury, Steffi Nerius, Ivan Ivanov, Anzhela Balakhonova, and Mike Boit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Hagen Melzer ranks 665. Before him are Anna Diamantopoulou, Ángeles Caso, Paul Kaba Thieba, Aleksandr Karshakevich, Gregory Kaidanov, and Tor Endresen. After him are Monica Macovei, Raffi Hovannisian, Hajime Ishii, Dagmar Lurz, Mick McCarthy, and Randy Travis.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hagen Melzer ranks 6,019 out of 7,253. Before him are Christina Obergföll (1981), Heike Friedrich (1970), Josip Stanišić (2000), Fritz Walter (1960), Tobias Santelmann (1980), and Patriz Ilg (1957). After him are Steffi Nerius (1972), Nadja Uhl (1972), Katja Woywood (1971), Andreas Kappes (1965), Dagmar Lurz (1959), and Jeanette Biedermann (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Hagen Melzer ranks 292. Before him are Jörg Freimuth (1961), Nadine Kleinert (1975), Elisabeth Micheler-Jones (1966), Betty Heidler (1983), Christina Obergföll (1981), and Patriz Ilg (1957). After him are Steffi Nerius (1972), Willi Wülbeck (1954), Kathrin Boron (1969), Antje Harvey (1967), Frank Luck (1967), and Franka Dietzsch (1968).

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