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Horst Meyer

1941 - 2020

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Horst Meyer (20 June 1941 – 24 January 2020) was a German rower who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver and a gold Olympic medal (1964 and 1968), two world titles (1962 and 1966), and four consecutive European titles (1963–1967). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horst Meyer is the 1,265th most popular athlete (up from 1,502nd in 2019), the 4,975th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,321st in 2019) and the 103rd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Horst Meyer ranks 1,265 out of 6,025. Before him are Noureddine Morceli, Vasile Tiță, Edward Moore, Charles Kieffer, Eirik Kvalfoss, and Daphne Hasenjäger. After him are Nils Täpp, Renan, Louis Kuehn, Hector Dyer, Robert Boutigny, and Natalya Shikolenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Horst Meyer ranks 499. Before him are Magne Thomassen, Mogens Frey, Julio César Cortés, Robin Morgan, Alain Krivine, and Karl Dall. After him are Patience Dabany, Jared Martin, Andrei Smirnov, Jackie DeShannon, Jean Vallée, and Bas van Fraassen. Among people deceased in 2020, Horst Meyer ranks 537. Before him are Kevin Conway, Caroline Cellier, Franca Valeri, Sergei Slonimsky, Karl Dall, and Aileen Baviera. After him are Boris Klyuyev, Giorgi Shengelaia, Tim Severin, Cabeção, Willi Holdorf, and Aleksandr Aksinin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Horst Meyer ranks 4,978 out of 7,253. Before him are Ria Baran (1922), Wolfgang Seidel (1926), Max Raabe (1962), Angelique Kerber (1988), Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (1943), and Timo Werner (1996). After him are Rainer Brüderle (1945), Zvjezdan Misimović (1982), Björn Höcke (1972), Willy Bandholz (1912), Kiki VanDeWeghe (1958), and Paul Günther (1882).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Horst Meyer ranks 103. Before him are Julius Körner (1870), Irmgard Praetz (1920), Albert Zürner (1890), Kurt Behrens (1884), Volker Beck (1956), and Heinz Ulzheimer (1925). After him are Paul Günther (1882), Walter Schröder (1932), Frank Kugler (1879), Anni Holdmann (1900), Willi Holdorf (1940), and Liselott Linsenhoff (1927).

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