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Peter-Michael Kolbe

1953 - 2023

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Peter-Michael Kolbe (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈkɔlbə] ; 2 August 1953 – 8 December 2023) was a German rower who specialized in the single sculls. In this event, between 1975 and 1988 he won five world titles and three Olympic silver medals, in 1976, 1984, and 1988; he missed the 1980 Games because of their boycott by West Germany. His career is known for the rivalry with Pertti Karppinen that stretched for 14 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter-Michael Kolbe is the 2,090th most popular athlete (down from 563rd in 2019), the 5,559th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,488th in 2019) and the 200th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 2,090 out of 6,025. Before him are Hans Wetterström, Meredith Colket, Dorothy Shirley, Shinji Hosokawa, Zdravko Hebel, and Nobutaka Taguchi. After him are Marilyn Black, Ryszard Parulski, Zbigniew Jaremski, Vladimir Ivanov, Mihály Mayer, and Hadi Choopan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 528. Before him are Deborah Raffin, Pierre Bastien, Béla Várady, Abderraouf Ben Aziza, Curtis Armstrong, and Keith Allen. After him are Mazarópi, Michael Portillo, Anna Komorowska, Kevin Nealon, Peter Mandelson, and Yahya Ould Hademine. Among people deceased in 2023, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 506. Before him are Gil de Ferran, Francesco Nuti, Patricia Janečková, Basil van Rooyen, Sylvia Syms, and Vahidin Musemić. After him are Richard Moll, Helena Pilejczyk, Bert I. Gordon, Dimitrie Popescu, Carole Cook, and Nigel Lawson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 5,562 out of 7,253. Before him are Christoph Kramer (1991), Graham Coxon (1969), Gerhard Strack (1955), Sebastian Deisler (1980), Steve Shirley (1933), and Manfred Zapf (1946). After him are Walter Junghans (1958), Hans-Jürgen Riediger (1955), Matthias Ginter (1994), Maurizio Gaudino (1966), Alexander Dobrindt (1970), and Andrea Sawatzki (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 200. Before him are Wolfgang Hanisch (1951), Volker Fischer (1950), Christiane Wartenberg (1956), Angelika Bahmann (1952), Jutta Kirst (1954), and Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen (1887). After him are Detlef Michel (1955), Dagmar Neubauer (1962), Sabine Braun (1965), Manfred Klein (1947), Karl-Heinz Bußert (1955), and Harry Edward (1898).

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