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Petra Schneider

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Petra Schneider (born 11 January 1963) is a German retired medley and freestyle swimmer. She actively competed in the 1970s and 1980s. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and set five world records in swimming. She was named by Swimming World magazine as World Swimmer of the Year in 1980 and 1982, but her achievements are regarded with suspicion due to the state-run systematic doping program run by East Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Petra Schneider is the 251st most popular swimmer (up from 284th in 2024), the 6,088th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,294th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Petra Schneider ranks 251 out of 709. Before her are Heike Friedrich, Sándor Wladár, Paul Biedermann, Tatjana Schoenmaker, Anita Lonsbrough, and Tim Shaw. After her are Anne Ottenbrite, Silke Hörner, Alex Baumann, Oussama Mellouli, Beverley Whitfield, and Jenny Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Petra Schneider ranks 821. Before her are Donna Williams, Júlia Lemmertz, Silvio Martinello, Okwui Enwezor, Igor Savochkin, Peter Schiff, and Sonia Pierre. After her are Alexis Jenni, Jeff Hornacek, Vicenç Pagès, Luis Almagro, and Brad Silberling.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Petra Schneider ranks 6,091 out of 7,253. Before her are Toni Garrn (1992), Hakan Balta (1983), Alice Sara Ott (1988), Thomas Brdarić (1975), Erik Möller (1979), and Bernd Eichwurzel (1964). After her are Gentleman (1975), Harry Schwarz (1924), Tibor Pleiß (1989), Franka Dietzsch (1968), Ralf Falkenmayer (1963), and Florian David Fitz (1974).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Petra Schneider ranks 27. Before her are Petra Thümer (1961), Ute Geweniger (1964), Caren Metschuck (1963), Ines Geissler (1963), Heike Friedrich (1970), and Paul Biedermann (1986). After her are Silke Hörner (1965), Franziska van Almsick (1978), Kathleen Nord (1965), Uwe Dassler (1967), Britta Steffen (1983), and Dagmar Hase (1969).

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