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Leni Junker

1905 - 1997

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Helene "Leni" Junker (later Thymm; 8 December 1905 – 9 February 1997) was a German sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m, but failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m event. Earlier in 1925 she set a world record in the 100-metre at 12.2 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leni Junker is the 2,050th most popular athlete (down from 1,197th in 2019), the 5,519th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,102nd in 2019) and the 194th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leni Junker ranks 2,050 out of 6,025. Before her are Don Finlay, Lorne Loomer, Sanda Toma, Vittorio Tamagnini, Patrick Leahy, and Kenny Roberts Jr.. After her are Toru Goto, Frank Saker, Yelena Romanova, Khristo Markov, Franco Trincavelli, and Désiré Beaurain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Leni Junker ranks 375. Before her are Rodolfo Choperena, Sam Zimbalist, Eddie Condon, Sheikh Abdullah, Enrico Rivolta, and Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan. After her are Tex Ritter, Pentti Haanpää, Oleg Zhakov, Tommy Flowers, Jule Styne, and Leroy Carr. Among people deceased in 1997, Leni Junker ranks 288. Before her are James Goldsmith, Rawya Ateya, James Dickey, Yevgeni Mayorov, Guillermo Díaz, and John Porter. After her are Magda Gabor, Mikhail Anikushin, Mario Velarde, Basri Dirimlili, Red Skelton, and Owen Barfield.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leni Junker ranks 5,522 out of 7,253. Before her are Andrea Nahles (1970), Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (1951), Willy Birgel (1891), Falko Götz (1962), David Odonkor (1984), and Julius Frey (1881). After her are Dietmar Danner (1950), Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (1960), Alexander Wendt (1958), Bernd Krauss (1957), Kerstin Gier (1966), and Günter Haritz (1948).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Leni Junker ranks 194. Before her are Karl Neumer (1887), Frank Ullrich (1958), Petra Schersing (1965), Uschi Disl (1970), Reinhard Eiben (1951), and Rüdiger Helm (1956). After her are Wolfgang Hanisch (1951), Volker Fischer (1950), Christiane Wartenberg (1956), Angelika Bahmann (1952), Jutta Kirst (1954), and Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen (1887).

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