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Marita Lange

1943 - Today

Marita Lange

Marita Lange (born 22 June 1943 in Halle) is a former athlete from East Germany, who won the silver medal behind team mate Margitta Gummel in the shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marita Lange is the 710th most popular athlete (up from 924th in 2019), the 4,446th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,900th in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marita Lange ranks 710 out of 6,025. Before her are Roelof Klein, Luciano Sušanj, Ian Stewart, Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Harald Tammer, and Tommy Hampson. After her are Martin Sheridan, Eugène Balme, Henri Tauzin, Noboru Terada, Pino Dordoni, and Doug Rogers.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Roelof Klein
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 704
Luciano Sušanj
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 705
Ian Stewart
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 706
Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 707
Harald Tammer
1899 - 1942
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 708
Tommy Hampson
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 709
Marita Lange
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 710
Martin Sheridan
1881 - 1918
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 711
Eugène Balme
1874 - 1914
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 712
Henri Tauzin
1879 - 1918
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 713
Noboru Terada
1917 - 1986
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 714
Pino Dordoni
1926 - 1998
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 715
Doug Rogers
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 716

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Marita Lange ranks 436. Before her are Michael Morpurgo, Lee Aaker, Pim Doesburg, Boediono, Brian Ferneyhough, and Kim Jung-nam. After her are Butler Lampson, Janet Margolin, Safi Faye, Owen Davidson, Gil Amelio, and Alan Wilson.

Others Born in 1943

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Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 430
Lee Aaker
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 431
Pim Doesburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 432
Boediono
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 433
Brian Ferneyhough
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 434
Kim Jung-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 435
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 436
Butler Lampson
ENGINEER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 437
Janet Margolin
ACTOR
1943 - 1993
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 438
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 439
Owen Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 440
Gil Amelio
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 441
Alan Wilson
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1970
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 442

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Marita Lange ranks 4,449 out of 7,253. Before her are Theodore Levitt (1925), Hermann Wilker (1874), Dieter Burdenski (1950), Paul Bekker (1882), Paul von Hintze (1864), and Walter Bruch (1908). After her are Eduard von Martens (1831), Klaus Groth (1819), Bernd Stange (1948), Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Brigitte Horney (1911), and Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (1768).

Others born in Germany

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Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,443
Hermann Wilker
ATHLETE
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4,444
Dieter Burdenski
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,445
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,446
Paul von Hintze
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1941
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,447
Walter Bruch
INVENTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,448
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,449
Eduard von Martens
BIOLOGIST
1831 - 1904
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,450
Klaus Groth
WRITER
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,451
Bernd Stange
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,452
Wilhelm Gesenius
PHILOSOPHER
1786 - 1842
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,453
Brigitte Horney
ACTOR
1911 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,454
Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein
BIOLOGIST
1768 - 1826
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,455