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Silke Hörner
1965 - Today

Silke Hörner
Silke Hörner (born 12 September 1965) is a German former breaststroke swimmer, a leading member of the 1980s East German swimming team. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and set four individual world records. She was named by Swimming World Magazine as European Swimmer of the Year in 1985 and 1987, but her achievements are regarded with suspicion due to the state-run systematic doping program run by East Germany. In 1991, former East German swimming coach Michael Regner claimed that in the 1980s he had been instructed to distribute anabolic steroids to team swimmers, including Hörner. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silke Hörner is the 251st most popular swimmer (down from 246th in 2019), the 6,059th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,152nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Silke Hörner ranks 251 out of 709. Before her are Paul Biedermann, Tatjana Schoenmaker, Anita Lonsbrough, Tim Shaw, Petra Schneider, and Anne Ottenbrite. After her are Alex Baumann, Oussama Mellouli, Beverley Whitfield, Jenny Thompson, Donna de Varona, and Károly Güttler.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Biedermann
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 245
Tatjana Schoenmaker
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 246
Anita Lonsbrough
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 247
Tim Shaw
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 248
Petra Schneider
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 249
Anne Ottenbrite
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 250
Silke Hörner
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 251
Alex Baumann
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 252
Oussama Mellouli
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 253
Beverley Whitfield
1954 - 1996
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 254
Jenny Thompson
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 255
Donna de Varona
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 256
Károly Güttler
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 257
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Silke Hörner ranks 699. Before her are Catherine Dent, Anton Doboș, Ahn Jae-hyung, Francis Moreau, Dominique Herr, and Emil Săndoi. After her are Igor Milanović, Derek Redmond, Mitar Mrkela, Carl Fogarty, Andrzej Wroński, and Boris Izaguirre.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsCatherine Dent
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 693
Anton Doboș
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 694
Ahn Jae-hyung
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 695
Francis Moreau
CYCLIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 696
Dominique Herr
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 697
Emil Săndoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 698
Silke Hörner
SWIMMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 699
Igor Milanović
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 700
Derek Redmond
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 701
Mitar Mrkela
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 702
Carl Fogarty
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 703
Andrzej Wroński
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 704
Boris Izaguirre
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 705
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Silke Hörner ranks 6,062 out of 7,253. Before her are Franka Dietzsch (1968), Ralf Falkenmayer (1963), Florian David Fitz (1974), Ronald Pofalla (1959), Julia Franck (1970), and Ole Bischof (1979). After her are Grit Breuer (1972), Steffi Lemke (1967), Tetsuya Kakihara (1982), Detlev Buck (1962), Astrid Kumbernuss (1970), and Igor Petrenko (1977).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFranka Dietzsch
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,056
Ralf Falkenmayer
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,057
Florian David Fitz
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,058
Ronald Pofalla
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,059
Julia Franck
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 6,060
Ole Bischof
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 6,061
Silke Hörner
SWIMMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 6,062
Grit Breuer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 6,063
Steffi Lemke
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 6,064
Tetsuya Kakihara
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 6,065
Detlev Buck
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 6,066
Astrid Kumbernuss
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 6,067
Igor Petrenko
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 6,068
Among SWIMMERS In Germany
Among swimmers born in Germany, Silke Hörner ranks 28. Before her are Ute Geweniger (1964), Caren Metschuck (1963), Ines Geissler (1963), Heike Friedrich (1970), Paul Biedermann (1986), and Petra Schneider (1963). After her are Franziska van Almsick (1978), Kathleen Nord (1965), Uwe Dassler (1967), Britta Steffen (1983), Dagmar Hase (1969), and Daniela Hunger (1972).
Ute Geweniger
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 22
Caren Metschuck
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 23
Ines Geissler
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 24
Heike Friedrich
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 25
Paul Biedermann
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 26
Petra Schneider
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 27
Silke Hörner
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 28
Franziska van Almsick
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 29
Kathleen Nord
1965 - 2022
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 30
Uwe Dassler
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 31
Britta Steffen
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 32
Dagmar Hase
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 33
Daniela Hunger
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 34