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Nils Schumann

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Nils Schumann (German pronunciation: [niːls ˈʃuːman] ; born 20 May 1978) is a former German athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, who retired in 2009. For most of the five years before his retirement he had featured sparingly at an international level due to injuries. Schumann, born in Bad Frankenhausen, began his career as a footballer in 1984 before switching to athletics. He won a gold medal over 800 m at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Valencia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Schumann is the 3,610th most popular athlete (down from 3,592nd in 2019), the 6,371st most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,427th in 2019) and the 356th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nils Schumann ranks 3,610 out of 6,025. Before him are Gintarė Scheidt, Baiba Bendika, Bair Badënov, Jarome Iginla, Ewa Swoboda, and Daniel Mesotitsch. After him are Yun Sung-bin, Juliet Cuthbert, Amy Fuller, Magdalena Georgieva, Li Tong, and Antón Paz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Nils Schumann ranks 725. Before him are Igors Vihrovs, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Rachel Roberts, Alexander Medina, Candice Michelle, and Geoff Keighley. After him are Lise Rønne, Jorge López Montaña, Masato Uchishiba, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Cristiano Lupatelli, and Laurence Fox.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nils Schumann ranks 6,374 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Gentner (1985), Marcus Ehning (1974), Philipp Petzschner (1984), Torsten May (1969), Bibiana Beglau (1971), and Axel Teichmann (1979). After him are Karmen Stavec (1973), Melanie Behringer (1985), Barbara Rittner (1973), Jonas Nay (1990), Alice Merton (1993), and Andreas Tölzer (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Nils Schumann ranks 356. Before him are Ariane Friedrich (1984), Ulrike Holzner (1968), Björn Otto (1977), Malaika Mihambo (1994), Christina Schwanitz (1985), and Marcus Ehning (1974). After him are Martina Beck (1979), Christian Ahlmann (1974), Simone Hauswald (1979), Alica Schmidt (1998), Simon Schempp (1988), and Tim Lobinger (1972).

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