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Hans Liesche

1891 - 1979

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Hans Liesche (October 11, 1891 – March 30, 1979) was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the high jump. He was born in Hamburg and died in Berlin. Liesche competed for Germany in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the high jump, where he won the silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Liesche is the 1,564th most popular athlete (down from 1,473rd in 2019), the 5,180th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,304th in 2019) and the 139th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hans Liesche ranks 1,564 out of 6,025Before him are Irina Kirichenko, József Kovács, Tore Berger, Niels Holst-Sørensen, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, and Phyllis Johnson. After him are Heinz Pollay, Antonina Seredina, Joseph Ryan, Cecil McMaster, Dietmar Mögenburg, and Larry James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Hans Liesche ranks 254Before him are Earl Browder, Wallace Reid, Jean Jacoby, Gustaf Lindblom, Riccardo Bacchelli, and Leo Burnett. After him are Alfred Lane, Harry Hebner, Zofia Stryjeńska, John A. Costello, Oliverio Girondo, and Martti Nieminen. Among people deceased in 1979, Hans Liesche ranks 235Before him are Vasco Bergamaschi, Lajos Maszlay, Klaus Egge, Blas de Otero, Van McCoy, and Fred Akuffo. After him are Heinz Pollay, Beatrice Hicks, John Norton, Jan Pijnenburg, Hans Scherfig, and Ben Lyon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Liesche ranks 5,183 out of 7,253Before him are Dietmar Bartsch (1958), Manfred Wolke (1943), Ilia Topuria (1997), Tilly Edinger (1897), Erich Hamann (1944), and Stefan Kießling (1984). After him are Christoph Brüx (1965), Artur Knautz (1911), Matthias Schweighöfer (1981), Johannes Weiss (1863), Dietmar Mögenburg (1961), and Rudolf Kittel (1853).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Hans Liesche ranks 139Before him are Martina Hellmann (1960), Siegfried Brietzke (1952), Ernst Krebs (1906), Martha Genenger (1911), Ilona Gusenbauer (1947), and Heinz Fütterer (1931). After him are Dietmar Mögenburg (1961), Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952), Kristin Otto (1966), Erich Borchmeyer (1905), Helmut Hamann (1912), and Gerd Hornberger (1910).