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Jens Boden

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Jens Boden (born 1978) is a German former competitive speed skater, who won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Boden was born on August 29, 1978 in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany. At 23 years old, he competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he beat his personal best by 15 seconds to win a bronze in the 5000 meters. His time of 6:21.73 broke the world record, but Jochem Uytdehaage and Derek Parra also skated under the world record to win gold and silver respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jens Boden is the 4,430th most popular athlete (up from 5,246th in 2024), the 6,770th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,968th in 2019) and the 475th most popular German Athlete.

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Among people born in 1978, Jens Boden ranks 962. Before him are Lymari Nadal, Lucía Jiménez, Marcos Daniel, Massimiliano Rosolino, Roland Lessing, and Nate Richert. After him are Jan Šimák, Paul King, Ramin Karimloo, Jasmin Gerat, Antônio da Silva, and Koji Ezumi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jens Boden ranks 6,773 out of 7,253. Before him are Kerstin Garefrekes (1979), René Schneider (1973), Jule Brand (2002), Yury Dud (1986), Daniel Bierofka (1979), and Florian Kohfeldt (1982). After him are Gil Ofarim (1982), Stefan Reinartz (1989), Nadine Müller (1985), Jasmin Gerat (1978), Jonas Urbig (2003), and Timo Schultz (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jens Boden ranks 475. Before him are Martina Zellner (1974), André Ehrenberg (1972), Raphael Holzdeppe (1989), Annett Böhm (1980), Natalie Geisenberger (1988), and Mirko Englich (1978). After him are Nadine Müller (1985), Verena Sailer (1985), Mark Zabel (1973), Daniel Stephan (1973), Alexander Grimm (1986), and Kirsten Klose (1977).

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