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Klaus Bonsack

1941 - 2023

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Klaus Bonsack (26 December 1941 – 5 March 2023), also known as Klaus-Michael Bonsack, was an East German luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s. Bonsack was born in Waltershausen, Thuringia on 26 December 1941. He won four Winter Olympic medals in men's luge, including one gold (doubles: 1968), one silver (singles: 1964), and two bronzes (singles: 1968, doubles: 1972). Bonsack also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including one gold (doubles: 1967), two silvers (doubles: 1965, singles: 1967), and two bronzes (singles: 1963, doubles: 1969). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Bonsack is the 1,194th most popular athlete (down from 522nd in 2019), the 4,923rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,420th in 2019) and the 96th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Klaus Bonsack ranks 1,194 out of 6,025. Before him are Oscar De Cock, Miroslav Koranda, Johanna Lüttge, Carl Silfverstrand, Pål Tyldum, and Dainis Kūla. After him are Aleksandr Privalov, William Jones, Yury Sharov, Julius Körner, Ödön Bodor, and Noël Vandernotte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Klaus Bonsack ranks 486. Before him are Walter Block, Allal Benkassou, Mary Alice, Darlene Love, Vittore Gottardi, and Heidi Biebl. After him are Jürgen Nöldner, Dack Rambo, Julio Anguita, Franco Menichelli, Alberto Mario González, and King Tubby. Among people deceased in 2023, Klaus Bonsack ranks 414. Before him are Mary L. Cleave, Vera Vasilyeva, Lise Nørgaard, Gayle Hunnicutt, Paolo Portoghesi, and Richard Wagner. After him are Ferenc Mészáros, Heide Simonis, Jacques Duquesne, Eugenio Calabi, Klaus Beer, and Alberto Mario González.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Bonsack ranks 4,926 out of 7,253. Before him are Veronica Ferres (1965), Johanna Lüttge (1936), Ludwig Thoma (1867), Richard Andree (1835), Reinhold Mack (1901), and Ulrike Richter (1959). After him are Oskar Messter (1866), Jürgen Kissner (1942), Jonathan Tah (1996), Rudolf Geiger (1894), Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1704), and Hermann Paul Müller (1909).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Klaus Bonsack ranks 96. Before him are Herbert Adamski (1910), Erwin Casmir (1895), Frank Rühle (1944), Vladimir Morozov (null), Otto Fickeisen (1879), and Johanna Lüttge (1936). After him are Julius Körner (1870), Irmgard Praetz (1920), Albert Zürner (1890), Kurt Behrens (1884), Volker Beck (1956), and Heinz Ulzheimer (1925).

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