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Jürgen Schult

1960 - Today

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Jürgen Schult (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈʃʊlt] ; born 11 May 1960) is a German former track and field athlete and, from 1986 until 2024, the world record holder in the discus throw. Schult represented East Germany in the 1988 Olympic discus competition, where he won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jürgen Schult is the 298th most popular athlete (down from 70th in 2019), the 3,464th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,151st in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jürgen Schult ranks 298 out of 6,025. Before him are Alain Mimoun, Eddie Tolan, Frank Waller, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Prosper Bruggeman, and Karen Hoff. After him are Frank Loomis, Maurice Greene, Merlene Ottey, Faina Melnik, Galina Zybina, and Carlo Agostoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jürgen Schult ranks 153. Before him are Mark Rylance, John Taylor, Damon Wayans, Tommy Thayer, Franz Welser-Möst, and Mart Laar. After him are Richard Linklater, Merlene Ottey, Wayne Rainey, Micheál Martin, Fabiola Gianotti, and Mohammad Javad Zarif.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Schult ranks 3,466 out of 7,253. Before him are Nick Heidfeld (1977), Ludowika Jakobsson (1884), Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620), Margaret of Thuringia (1449), Charles Elliot (1801), and Johannes Cocceius (1603). After him are Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825), Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (1652), Ingrid Caven (1938), Cilly Aussem (1909), Emilie Snethlage (1868), and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jürgen Schult ranks 17. Before him are Tilly Fleischer (1911), Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Armin Hary (1937), Lina Radke (1903), Waldemar Cierpinski (1950), and Gretel Bergmann (1914). After him are Oscar Goßler (1875), Marianne Werner (1924), Angela Voigt (1951), Carl Diem (1882), Johanna Klier (1952), and Wolfgang Nordwig (1943).

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