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Jan Behrendt

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Jan Behrendt (born 29 November 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Stefan Krauße he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles. In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with seven golds (Men's doubles: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995) and four silvers (Men's doubles: 1997, Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they won a total of six medals with four golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1998; Mixed team: 1996, 1998) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1990, 1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Behrendt is the 3,528th most popular athlete, the 6,405th most popular biography from Germany and the 385th most popular German Athlete.

Jan Behrendt is most famous for being an East German luger who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He achieved notable success in the sport, including participating in the Winter Olympics.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jan Behrendt ranks 3,528 out of 6,025. Before him are Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, Khaled Al-Eid, Kevin Borlée, Remigija Nazarovienė, József Navarrete, and Dominik Windisch. After him are Thiago Monteiro, Rui Silva, Marco Galiazzo, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Thomas Green, and Terrence Paul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Jan Behrendt ranks 859. Before him are Kerstin Köppen, Paco López, Dmitry Shevchenko, Makoto Atsuta, Gundars Vētra, and Remigija Nazarovienė. After him are Mounir Boukadida, Dara Torres, Nikolay Bukhalov, Carolyn Lawrence, Laima Zilporytė, and Hanna Tetteh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jan Behrendt ranks 6,408 out of 7,253. Before him are Heiko Habermann (1962), Aleksandar Pavlović (2004), Martina Hill (1974), Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski (1975), Marco Buschmann (1977), and Célia Šašić (1988). After him are Ogün Temizkanoğlu (1969), Mërgim Mavraj (1986), Michael Möllenbeck (1969), Minas Hantzidis (1966), Marvin Compper (1985), and Katrin Heß (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jan Behrendt ranks 385. Before him are Britta Bilač (1968), Jens-Peter Herold (1965), Kerstin Köppen (1967), Nadine Capellmann (1965), Heiko Habermann (1962), and Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski (1975). After him are Michael Möllenbeck (1969), Michael Jung (1982), René Hannemann (1968), Ute Wild (1965), Andreas Dibowski (1966), and Stefan Kretzschmar (1973).

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