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Jana Sorgers

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Jana Sorgers (married name Jana Sorgers-Rau, born 4 August 1967) is a German rower who was a dominant sculler of her time, starting her career for the East German rowing team and continuing after the German reunification for the combined Germany for a few more years. Between 1986 and 1996, she won two Olympic gold medals, seven world championship titles, and nine national titles. Upon the conclusion of her successful career, she was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) – the highest honour in rowing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jana Sorgers is the 2,675th most popular athlete (up from 3,552nd in 2024), the 5,950th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,408th in 2019) and the 275th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jana Sorgers ranks 2,675 out of 6,025. Before her are Jesper Hansen, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Hasna Benhassi, Viktor An, Andreas Zülow, and Yuliya Pechonkina. After her are Steffi Martin, Abel Antón, Constantina Diță, Liu Hong, Vladimir Muravyov, and Andrea Henkel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Jana Sorgers ranks 565. Before her are Karsten Braasch, Cedella Marley, Malalai Kakar, Amanda Lepore, Tetsuya Asano, and Attila Horváth. After her are Kazumi Totaka, Cas Mudde, Chris Parnell, Jason Cooper, Estela Rodríguez, and Philippe Poutou.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jana Sorgers ranks 5,953 out of 7,253. Before her are Georg Hackl (1966), Falk Boden (1960), Angelo Stiller (2001), Andreas Zülow (1965), Princess Claire of Luxembourg (1985), and Judith Hermann (1970). After her are Nick Woltemade (2002), Steffi Martin (1962), Andrea Henkel (1977), Daniel Siebert (1984), Wolfgang Tiefensee (1955), and Benjamin Becker (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jana Sorgers ranks 275. Before her are Fritz Fischer (1956), Christian Schenk (1965), Dieter Baumann (1965), Carola Hornig (1962), Georg Hackl (1966), and Andreas Zülow (1965). After her are Steffi Martin (1962), Andrea Henkel (1977), Alexander Pusch (1955), Uwe Proske (1961), Marina Wilke (1958), and Lars Riedel (1967).

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