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Jörg Woithe

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Jörg Woithe (born 11 April 1963) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay; he finished fourth in the 200 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Between 1981 and 1987 he won two gold, seven silver and five bronze medals at the world and European championships. After retiring from swimming he received a degree from the German Institute of Physical Education and Sport in Leipzig / Germany ( Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur und Sport - DHfK ) via distance learning. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Jörg Woithe is the 212th most popular swimmer (down from 187th in 2024), the 5,787th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,772nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jörg Woithe ranks 212 out of 709. Before him are Melissa Belote, Jon Henricks, Ian O'Brien, Jerry Heidenreich, Kevin Berry, and Jane Barkman. After him are Leo Goodwin, Kiki Caron, Keena Rothhammer, Wilhelm Lützow, Petra Thümer, and Hilda James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Jörg Woithe ranks 630. Before him are Srđan Dragojević, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, Zhang Yuan, Jozef Sabovčík, Helen Sharman, and Panagiotis Fasoulas. After him are Débora Bloch, Vladimír Růžička, Graciano Rocchigiani, Torgny Mogren, Lydia Cacho, and Uwe-Jens Mey.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jörg Woithe ranks 5,789 out of 7,253. Before him are Gabi Zange (1961), Wolfram Wuttke (1961), Joachim Kunz (1959), Barbara Krug (1956), and Tom Schilling (1982). After him are Jochen Danneberg (1953), Gloria Siebert (1964), Ralf Schumann (1962), Wilhelm Lützow (1892), Yvonne Catterfeld (1979), Michael Bartels (1968), and Graciano Rocchigiani (1963).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Jörg Woithe ranks 19. Before him are Hannelore Anke (1957), Ines Diers (1963), Julius Frey (1881), Michael Gross (1964), Rica Reinisch (1965), and Ulrike Tauber (1958). After him are Wilhelm Lützow (1892), Petra Thümer (1961), Ute Geweniger (1964), Caren Metschuck (1963), Ines Geissler (1963), and Heike Friedrich (1970).

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