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Silke Renk

1967 - Today

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Silke Renk (born 30 June 1967 in Querfurt, Bezirk Halle) is a retired German javelin thrower. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth, and at the 1990 European Championships where she finished fourth. She then experienced her career highlight as she won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Renk won with a throw of 68.34 meters, defeating Natalya Shikolenko, who took home the silver medal, and compatriot Karen Forkel. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Silke Renk is the 2,731st most popular athlete (up from 2,774th in 2024), the 5,989th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,043rd in 2019) and the 284th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Silke Renk ranks 2,731 out of 6,025. Before her are Trischa Zorn, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Noor Alam, Phil Brown, Egil Gjelland, and Song Dae-nam. After her are Martina Jäschke, Giorgio Pellini, Paul Kipkoech, Bombayla Devi Laishram, Galina Murašova, and Eddie Arcaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Silke Renk ranks 582. Before her are Anita Moen, Lars Riedel, Janez Lenarčič, Andrew Shue, Mikhail Botvinov, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani. After her are Graham Brady, Trini Alvarado, Michael Fincke, Irina Pantaeva, Saad al Ghamdi, and Colin Kolles.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Silke Renk ranks 5,992 out of 7,253. Before her are Jens Müller (1965), Gabriele Hegerl (1962), Dirk Raudies (1964), Birgit Peter (1964), Karim Bellarabi (1990), and Florian Munteanu (1990). After her are Martina Jäschke (1960), Florian Mayer (1983), Sven Loll (1964), André Wohllebe (1962), Franz Rogowski (1986), and Arnd Schmitt (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Silke Renk ranks 284. Before her are Marina Wilke (1958), Lars Riedel (1967), Roland Schröder (1962), Gabriele Löwe (1958), Jens Müller (1965), and Birgit Peter (1964). After her are Martina Jäschke (1960), Erhard Wunderlich (1956), Karsten Schmeling (1962), Bettine Jahn (1958), Jörg Freimuth (1961), and Nadine Kleinert (1975).

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