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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Jana Sorgers is the 2,698th most popular athlete (up from 3,599th in 2019), the 5,922nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,410th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jana Sorgers ranks 2,698 out of 6,025Before 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 536Before her are Marcelo Balboa, Karsten Braasch, Malalai Kakar, Amanda Lepore, Tetsuya Asano, and Attila Horváth. After her are Kazumi Totaka, Chris Parnell, Jason Cooper, Estela Rodríguez, Philippe Poutou, and Sven Ottke.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jana Sorgers ranks 5,925 out of 7,253Before her are Thomas Brussig (1964), Georg Hackl (1966), Falk Boden (1960), Andreas Zülow (1965), Princess Claire of Luxembourg (1985), and Judith Hermann (1970). After her are Steffi Martin (1962), Andrea Henkel (1977), Daniel Siebert (1984), Wolfgang Tiefensee (1955), Benjamin Becker (1981), and Peter Müller (1955).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jana Sorgers ranks 273Before her are Michael Greis (1976), Fritz Fischer (1956), Christian Schenk (1965), Dieter Baumann (1965), Georg Hackl (1966), and Andreas Zülow (1965). After her are Steffi Martin (1962), Andrea Henkel (1977), Alexander Pusch (1955), Marina Wilke (1958), Lars Riedel (1967), and Gabriele Löwe (1958).