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Klaus Wolfermann

1946 - 2024

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Klaus Wolfermann (German pronunciation: [klaʊs ˈvɔlfɐman] ; 31 March 1946 – 18 December 2024) was a German javelin thrower. He represented West Germany and won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and set a world record in 1973. The javelin competition at the 1972 Games was the closest in Olympic history. Wolfermann had taken the lead from Jānis Lūsis of the USSR in the fifth round with an Olympic Record throw of 90.48 meters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Wolfermann is the 111th most popular athlete (up from 1,070th in 2019), the 2,517th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,042nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 111 out of 6,025. Before him are John Rimmer, Robert Shavlakadze, Larry Scott, Li Hong, Ed Ablowich, and William Porter. After him are Ed Gordon, Henrik Sjöberg, Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, Eric Lemming, and Don Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 243. Before him are Shujaat Hussain, Joe Dante, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Ahmad Zahir, and Jim Kelly. After him are Michael Ontkean, Lars-Emil Johansen, Mireya Moscoso, Ismail Khan, Peggy Lipton, and Renaud Camus. Among people deceased in 2024, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 170. Before him are James Herbert Brennan, Muhammed Faris, Selim Hoss, Şerif Gören, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, and Helena Rojo. After him are John Amos, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Vladimir Aksyonov, Vyacheslav Zudov, Mihaela Peneș, and Brian Mulroney.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 2,518 out of 7,253. Before him are Marianne Sägebrecht (1945), Wieland Wagner (1917), Adalbert of Hamburg (1000), Marco Reus (1989), Heinrich Bär (1913), and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1592). After him are Heinrich Kiepert (1818), Johann Georg Wagler (1800), Paul Giesler (1895), Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (1824), Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt (1831), and George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 6. Before him are Luz Long (1913), Marita Koch (1957), Fritz Hofmann (1871), Dora Ratjen (1918), and Friedrich Traun (1876). After him are Karl Hein (1908), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), Karin Balzer (1938), Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Tilly Fleischer (1911), and Rosemarie Ackermann (1952).

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