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Karin Enke

1961 - Today

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Karin Voss (née Enke, formerly Busch, Kania and Richter; born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist, winning the 500 metres in 1980, the 1000 metres in 1984 and the 1500 metres in 1984. She won a total of eight Olympic medals, representing East Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karin Enke is the 133rd most popular skater (up from 140th in 2019), the 5,418th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,537th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Karin Enke ranks 133 out of 483. Before her are Eteri Tutberidze, Valentina Stenina, Kira Ivanova, Stéphane Lambiel, Christa Luding-Rothenburger, and Lisbeth Korsmo. After her are Kurt Oppelt, Ethel Muckelt, Carry Geijssen, Montgomery Wilson, Tatiana Navka, and Sigurd Moen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Karin Enke ranks 427. Before her are Mark Messier, Stanislav Griga, Andrés Calamaro, Pamela Melroy, Calvin Smith, and John Byrne. After her are Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Bodil Jørgensen, Anton Josipović, Can Dündar, Jon Tenney, and Francesca Comencini.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karin Enke ranks 5,421 out of 7,253. Before her are Uwe Hohn (1962), Sabine Busch (1962), Helmut Niedermayr (1915), Matthias Jaissle (1988), Julius Kühn (1825), and Rebecca Harms (1956). After her are Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Rudolf Krause (1907), Reinhard Häfner (1952), Marcell Jansen (1985), Ursula Karven (1964), and Marcel Schmelzer (1988).

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Among SKATERS In Germany

Among skaters born in Germany, Karin Enke ranks 14. Before her are Marika Kilius (1943), Ria Baran (1922), Paul Falk (1921), Manfred Schnelldorfer (1943), Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1942), and Christa Luding-Rothenburger (1959). After her are Anett Pötzsch (1960), Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (1960), Jan Hoffmann (1955), Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (1966), Claudia Pechstein (1972), and Gabi Zange (1961).

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