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Jürgen Hingsen

1958 - Today

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Jürgen Hingsen (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈhɪŋsn̩] ; born 25 January 1958) is German retired decathlete. He represented West Germany, winning several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984. His rivalry with British decathlete Daley Thompson proved one of the most exciting in athletics during the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jürgen Hingsen is the 1,729th most popular athlete (up from 1,947th in 2024), the 5,330th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,566th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jürgen Hingsen ranks 1,729 out of 6,025. Before him are Audrey Williamson, María Caridad Colón, György Gedó, Hubert Stevens, Frank Greer, and Jerzy Kaczmarek. After him are Paul Pilgrim, Marion Becker, P. T. Usha, Víctor Peralta, Harry Voigt, and Sergio Caprari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Jürgen Hingsen ranks 391. Before him are Chris Buck, Michala Petri, Sergei Garmash, Yuval Steinitz, María Caridad Colón, and Norio Sasaki. After him are Paweł Edelman, Leslie David Baker, Alexander Tarasov, Steve Sem-Sandberg, Lam Jones, and Klaus Berggreen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Hingsen ranks 5,333 out of 7,253. Before him are Dennis Gansel (1973), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), Matthias Platzeck (1953), Neo Rauch (1960), Gert Heidler (1948), and Andreas Kupfer (1914). After him are Marion Becker (1950), Harry Voigt (1913), Kurt Neumann (1908), Sead Kolašinac (1993), Franz Weidenreich (1873), and Ole von Beust (1955).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jürgen Hingsen ranks 163. Before him are Hanns Kilian (1905), Burglinde Pollak (1951), Herbert Gruber (1942), Fritz Schwab (1919), Doris Maletzki (1952), and Christina Heinich (1949). After him are Marion Becker (1950), Harry Voigt (1913), Erich Herrmann (1914), Wolfgang Mager (1952), Leni Schmidt (1906), and Uli Vos (1946).

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