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Stefan Krauße

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Stefan Krauße (born 17 September 1967 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1998. Together with Jan Behrendt he won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1998), one silver medal (1988) and one bronze (1994) in men's doubles. In addition, they won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with seven golds (Men's doubles: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1995) and four silvers (Men's doubles: 1997, Mixed team: 1989, 1996, 1997). At the FIL European Luge Championships, they won a total of six medals with four golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1998; Mixed team: 1996, 1998) and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1990, 1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stefan Krauße is the 3,103rd most popular athlete, the 6,206th most popular biography from Germany and the 335th most popular German Athlete.

Stefan Krauße is most famous for being a competitive luger from East Germany, known for his achievements in the sport during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won multiple medals at the World Championships and the Winter Olympics, contributing to the prominence of East German luge.

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Among people born in 1967, Stefan Krauße ranks 723. Before him are Mnatsakan Iskandaryan, Takafumi Hori, Luck Mervil, Reed Diamond, Géza Röhrig, and Carlos Mencia. After him are Alfred Gough, Iliyan Kiryakov, Mark Deklin, Nadhim Zahawi, Peter Rono, and Bruny Surin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Stefan Krauße ranks 6,209 out of 7,253. Before him are Beate Schramm (1966), Germar Rudolf (1964), Werner Koch (1961), Richard Trautmann (1969), Franziska van Almsick (1978), and Julian Schuster (1985). After him are Uwe Kamps (1964), Patrick Owomoyela (1979), Florian Gallenberger (1972), Malick Thiaw (2001), Rainer Troppa (1958), and Kaan Ayhan (1994).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Stefan Krauße ranks 329. After him are Torsten Voss (1963), Jörg Hoffmann (1963), Annegret Strauch (1968), Karsten Brannasch (1966), Ingo Spelly (1966), Nicole Uphoff (1967), Ramona Portwich (1967), Frank Klawonn (1966), Beatrix Schröer (1963), Günther Eger (1964), Andreas Dittmer (1972), and Anke von Seck (1966).

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