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Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck

1936 - 2011

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Karl-Heinrich Erich Moritz von Groddeck (19 July 1936 – 14 December 2011) was a German rower who won three Olympic medals for the United Team of Germany: a silver in the coxed pairs in 1956 and a gold and a silver in the eights in 1960 and 1964, respectively. He also won one world and five European titles in these two rowing events between 1956 and 1964 for West Germany. In 1964 he retired from competitions. Back in 1958, von Groddeck moved from Wiesbaden to Hamburg to work for Axel Springer AG as a journalist in the sports section of a newspaper. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck is the 1,475th most popular athlete (up from 1,625th in 2019), the 5,121st most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,387th in 2019) and the 128th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck ranks 1,475 out of 6,025. Before him are Matt McGrath, Pepi Bader, Manfred Schmid, Jacques Cariou, Karl Malmström, and Rolf Danneberg. After him are Henri Cohen, Väinö Ikonen, Émile Wegelin, Robert Benson, Giuseppe Crivelli, and Gábor Benedek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck ranks 457. Before him are Manfred Stolpe, Lane Smith, Gerald Guralnik, Dmitri Anosov, Zhong Nanshan, and Fleur Mellor. After him are Otto Leodolter, Kenneth Copeland, Eddie Colman, Leonid Ostrovski, Giuliana Calandra, and Margot Eskens. Among people deceased in 2011, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck ranks 371. Before him are Dana Wynter, Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Ernő Solymosi, Giovanni Saldarini, Edmundo Ros, and Yoshihiro Hamaguchi. After him are Willy De Clercq, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Zyzz, Liviu Ciulei, Kuno Klötzer, and Roberto Lippi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck ranks 5,124 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Leberecht Immermann (1796), Fritz Riess (1922), Pepi Bader (1941), Christian Gottfried Körner (1756), Thomas Helmer (1965), and Rolf Danneberg (1953). After him are Walter Kaufmann (1921), Karl Jatho (1873), Martin Schröttle (1901), Michaela Schaffrath (1970), Arne Friedrich (1979), and Heinrich Schroth (1871).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck ranks 128. Before him are Rita Wilden (1947), Wolfgang Schmidt (1954), Jörg Drehmel (1945), Ilke Wyludda (1969), Pepi Bader (1941), and Rolf Danneberg (1953). After him are Herbert Schade (1922), Arthur Schnabel (1947), Arno Bieberstein (1886), Jutta Heine (1940), Martina Hellmann (1960), and Siegfried Brietzke (1952).

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