ATHLETE
Hans Grodotzki
1936 - Today

Hans Grodotzki
Hans Grodotzki (born 4 April 1936 in Preußisch Holland) is an East German long-distance runner who competed mainly in track events. He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal. In the 5,000 metres he repeated this, winning a second silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hans Grodotzki is the 1,576th most popular athlete (up from 1,788th in 2024), the 1,149th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,240th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Polish Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Hans Grodotzki ranks 1,576 out of 6,025. Before him are Gerd Hornberger, Paola Pigni, Maureen Caird, Petar Šegvić, Ruth Svedberg, and Bruno Visintin. After him are Willem Slijkhuis, Martin Strel, Kaarlo Tuominen, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Fred Tootell, and Walter Middelberg.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerd Hornberger
1910 - 1988
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,570
Paola Pigni
1945 - 2021
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,571
Maureen Caird
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,572
Petar Šegvić
1930 - 1990
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,573
Ruth Svedberg
1903 - 2002
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,574
Bruno Visintin
1932 - 2015
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,575
Hans Grodotzki
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,576
Willem Slijkhuis
1923 - 2003
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,577
Martin Strel
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,578
Kaarlo Tuominen
1908 - 2006
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,579
Jean-Jacques Guissart
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,580
Fred Tootell
1902 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,581
Walter Middelberg
1875 - 1944
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,582
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Hans Grodotzki ranks 480. Before him are Claudio Barrientos, Robert A. Parker, Hannu Salama, Carl Kaufmann, Lawrence Gordon, and Oreste Corbatta. After him are Rubén Héctor Sosa, Ismail Merchant, Marino Klinger, Ferenc Németh, Gavriil Popov, and Žarko Nikolić.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsClaudio Barrientos
BOXER
1936 - 1982
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 474
Robert A. Parker
ASTRONAUT
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 475
Hannu Salama
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 476
Carl Kaufmann
ATHLETE
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 477
Lawrence Gordon
PRODUCER
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 478
Oreste Corbatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 479
Hans Grodotzki
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 480
Rubén Héctor Sosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 481
Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 482
Marino Klinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1975
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 483
Ferenc Németh
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 484
Gavriil Popov
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 485
Žarko Nikolić
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 486
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Hans Grodotzki ranks 1,149 out of 1,694. Before him are Władysław Żeleński (1837), Heinz Pollay (1908), Julia Hartwig (1921), Waldemar Pawlak (1959), Tadeusz Friedrich (1903), and Jan Lechoń (1899). After him are Paul Mattick (1904), Wiesław Rudkowski (1946), Irena Kwiatkowska (1912), Krzysztof Warzycha (1964), Roy Henkel (1905), and Adam Nawałka (1957).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsWładysław Żeleński
COMPOSER
1837 - 1921
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 1,143
Heinz Pollay
ATHLETE
1908 - 1979
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 1,144
Julia Hartwig
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 1,145
Waldemar Pawlak
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,146
Tadeusz Friedrich
FENCER
1903 - 1976
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,147
Jan Lechoń
WRITER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,148
Hans Grodotzki
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,149
Paul Mattick
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,150
Wiesław Rudkowski
ATHLETE
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,151
Irena Kwiatkowska
ACTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,152
Krzysztof Warzycha
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,153
Roy Henkel
HOCKEY PLAYER
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,154
Adam Nawałka
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,155
Among ATHLETES In Poland
Among athletes born in Poland, Hans Grodotzki ranks 34. Before him are Dieter Kottysch (1943), Kazimierz Paździor (1935), Józef Grudzień (1939), Witold Woyda (1939), Maria Kwaśniewska (1913), and Heinz Pollay (1908). After him are Wiesław Rudkowski (1946), Dieter Grahn (1944), Jerzy Kaczmarek (1948), Tadeusz Rut (1931), Zygmunt Chychła (1926), and Meinhard Nehmer (1941).
Dieter Kottysch
1943 - 2017
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 28
Kazimierz Paździor
1935 - 2010
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 29
Józef Grudzień
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 30
Witold Woyda
1939 - 2008
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 31
Maria Kwaśniewska
1913 - 2007
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 32
Heinz Pollay
1908 - 1979
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 33
Hans Grodotzki
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 34
Wiesław Rudkowski
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 35
Dieter Grahn
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 36
Jerzy Kaczmarek
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 37
Tadeusz Rut
1931 - 2002
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 38
Zygmunt Chychła
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 39
Meinhard Nehmer
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 40














































