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Kirsten Klose

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Kirsten Münchow (known as Kirsten Klose from 2002 until 2007; born 21 January 1977) is a German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69.28 metres. This result followed the bronze medal she won at the 1998 European Athletics Championships. Her personal best throw of 69.28 metres ranks her fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Betty Heidler, Susanne Keil, Kathrin Klaas and Andrea Bunjes. Münchow was born in Auetal-Rehren, and first competed for TuS Eintracht Minden, but in 2000 she switched to LG Eintracht Frankfurt, coached by Michael Deyhle. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kirsten Klose is the 4,155th most popular athlete (up from 4,886th in 2019), the 6,580th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,864th in 2019) and the 399th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kirsten Klose ranks 4,155 out of 6,025. Before her are Rafael Macedo de la Concha, Seung-hwan Oh, Ferran Solé, Julius Yego, Giuseppe Gibilisco, and Natallia Mikhnevich. After her are Diego Salazar, Lee Sun-hee, Max Brown, Ahmad Abughaush, Wu Yu, and Semen Novikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Kirsten Klose ranks 900. Before her are Kerstin Stegemann, Gergely Kiss, Magomed Aripgadjiev, Juan Ignacio Sánchez, Michael Chernus, and Thorstein Helstad. After her are Daisuke Tomita, Rens Blom, Felip Ortiz, Ji Xinpeng, Heiðar Helguson, and Kenyon Martin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kirsten Klose ranks 6,583 out of 7,253. Before her are Sıla Şahin (1985), Chris Führich (1998), Anna-Lena Friedsam (1994), Matthias Lehmann (1983), Hans-Peter Pohl (1965), and Nouman Ali Khan (1978). After her are Andreas Wolff (1991), Richard Freitag (1991), Pia Wunderlich (1975), Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (1980), Thomas Röhler (1991), and Simon Greul (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Kirsten Klose ranks 399. Before her are Mirko Englich (1978), Jens Boden (1978), Nadine Müller (1985), Verena Sailer (1985), Daniel Stephan (1973), and Alexander Grimm (1986). After her are Thomas Röhler (1991), Stephanie Beckert (1988), Marion Wagner (1978), Benedikt Doll (1990), Michael Jurack (1979), and Anja Rücker (1972).

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