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Liesel Westermann

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Lieselotte "Liesel" Westermann-Krieg (born Westermann on 2 November 1944; German pronunciation: [ˈliːzl̩ ˈvɛstɐˌman] ) is a retired German discus thrower. She held the world record from 5 November 1967 to 12 August 1971, with a two-month break in 1968 and competed at two Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liesel Westermann is the 1,936th most popular athlete (down from 1,889th in 2019), the 5,447th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,525th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Liesel Westermann ranks 1,936 out of 6,025Before her are Ivo Stefanoni, Kauko Hänninen, Harold McMunn, Ekkehard Fasser, Margitta Pufe, and Marilee Stepan. After her are Christiane Krause, Willard Rice, Alf Hansen, Munyoro Nyamau, Kim Eui-tae, and Vyacheslav Lemeshev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Liesel Westermann ranks 641Before her are David M. Walker, Magdaleno Mercado, Mario Tullio Montano, Anthea Stewart, Nicolas Chumachenco, and Mike Enzi. After her are Ann Sidney, Ronald Lopatni, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Clarence White, James Arthur, and Colm Wilkinson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Liesel Westermann ranks 5,450 out of 7,253Before her are Wolfdietrich Schnurre (1920), Wolfgang Sidka (1954), Annemarie Buchner (1924), Margitta Pufe (1952), Jörg Heinrich (1969), and Volker Weidler (1962). After her are Christiane Krause (1950), Rick J. Jordan (1968), Christian Wörns (1972), Karl Lauterbach (1963), Jürgen Werner (1935), and Ralph Giordano (1923).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Liesel Westermann ranks 183Before her are Matthias Behr (1955), Günther Haase (1925), Erwin Keller (1905), Rosa Kellner (1910), Harald Norpoth (1942), and Margitta Pufe (1952). After her are Christiane Krause (1950), Marga Petersen (1919), Wolfgang Scheidel (1943), Lutz Dombrowski (1959), Karl Neumer (1887), and Frank Ullrich (1958).