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Rudolf Harbig

1913 - 1944

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Rudolf Waldemar Harbig (8 November 1913 – 5 March 1944) was a German athlete. As a middle distance runner he was best known for the 800 metres world record that he set in Milan in 1939. He also held the European record in the 400 metres from 1939 until 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Harbig is the 1,057th most popular athlete (down from 589th in 2019), the 4,814th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,503rd in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rudolf Harbig ranks 1,057 out of 6,025. Before him are Vasili Kuznetsov, Robert Emmiyan, László Rajcsányi, Valeria Bufanu, Sándor Rozsnyói, and Valerio Perentin. After him are Bengt Eriksson, Edwin Vásquez, Eero Berg, Léon Moreaux, Frankie Fredericks, and Henry Petersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Rudolf Harbig ranks 280. Before him are Gardnar Mulloy, Ranko Marinković, Mikhail Solomentsev, Anna Lee, Harald Edelstam, and Giovanni Valetti. After him are Nikolay Latyshev, Joe Kelly, Masaji Kiyokawa, Aleksanteri Saarvala, Oswald Teichmüller, and Cordwainer Smith. Among people deceased in 1944, Rudolf Harbig ranks 265. Before him are Grace Chisholm Young, Chandramukhi Basu, Han Yong-un, Charles Marion, Arthur Smith Woodward, and Tatyana Makarova. After him are Charles Dana Gibson, Jean Prévost, Tatyana Baramzina, Toni Merkens, Abdulla Aliş, and Siegfried Purner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Harbig ranks 4,817 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Josef Abs (1901), René Kollo (1937), Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (1857), Ulf Timmermann (1962), Paul Peter Ewald (1888), and Christiane Nord (1943). After him are Franz Dienert (1900), Nikolaus Pevsner (1902), Otto Bütschli (1848), Karl Knies (1821), Charles Régnier (1914), and Wolfgang Paul (1940).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Rudolf Harbig ranks 81. Before him are Thomas Munkelt (1952), Helga Seidler (1949), Hanns Braun (1886), Gabriele Reinsch (1963), Hartwig Gauder (1954), and Ulf Timmermann (1962). After him are Ingrid Lotz (1934), Bärbel Wöckel (1955), Ilona Slupianek (1956), Adolf Möller (1877), Carla Bodendorf (1953), and Gustav Schäfer (1906).

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