ATHLETE
Sylke Otto
1969 - Today

Sylke Otto
Sylke Otto (born 7 July 1969) is a German former luger who competed from 1991 to 2007. She was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event in 2002 and 2006. Otto won twelve medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with six golds (Women's singles: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005; Mixed team: 2003, 2005), three silvers (Mixed team: 1997, 2000, 2001), and three bronzes (Women's singles: 1999, 2004; Mixed team: 1999). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Sylke Otto is the 3,651st most popular athlete (up from 3,700th in 2024), the 6,452nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,476th in 2019) and the 397th most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Sylke Otto ranks 3,651 out of 6,025. Before her are Ekaterina Karsten, Ramaz Paliani, Richard Schmidt, Vita Styopina, Claudia Heill, and Eskild Ebbesen. After her are Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Danka Barteková, Dominic Andres, Derek Ibbotson, Miltiadis Tentoglou, and Bart Veldkamp.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEkaterina Karsten
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 3,645
Ramaz Paliani
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 3,646
Richard Schmidt
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 3,647
Vita Styopina
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 3,648
Claudia Heill
1982 - 2011
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 3,649
Eskild Ebbesen
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,650
Sylke Otto
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,651
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,652
Danka Barteková
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,653
Dominic Andres
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,654
Derek Ibbotson
1932 - 2017
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,655
Miltiadis Tentoglou
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,656
Bart Veldkamp
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,657
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Sylke Otto ranks 937. Before her are Olga Slyusareva, Jiří Dienstbier Jr., Marit van Eupen, Ildikó Mádl, Koji Maeda, and Tracey Gold. After her are Dmitri Khristich, Javier Margas, Brendan Shanahan, Johnny Mølby, Nicodemo Gentile, and Edwidge Danticat.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsOlga Slyusareva
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 931
Jiří Dienstbier Jr.
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 932
Marit van Eupen
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 933
Ildikó Mádl
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 934
Koji Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 935
Tracey Gold
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 936
Sylke Otto
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 937
Dmitri Khristich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 938
Javier Margas
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 939
Brendan Shanahan
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 940
Johnny Mølby
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 941
Nicodemo Gentile
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 942
Edwidge Danticat
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 943
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Sylke Otto ranks 6,455 out of 7,253. Before her are Tolgay Arslan (1990), Barbara Schöneberger (1974), Olia Tira (1988), Marsha Vadhanapanich (1970), Alexander Fehling (1981), and Katherine Freese (1957). After her are Armin Eichholz (1964), Andreas Klier (1976), Uwe Gensheimer (1986), Danilo Hondo (1974), Patrick Sensburg (1971), and Andreas Keller (1965).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsTolgay Arslan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 6,449
Barbara Schöneberger
PRESENTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 6,450
Olia Tira
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 6,451
Marsha Vadhanapanich
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 6,452
Alexander Fehling
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 6,453
Katherine Freese
PHYSICIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 6,454
Sylke Otto
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 6,455
Armin Eichholz
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 6,456
Andreas Klier
CYCLIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 6,457
Uwe Gensheimer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 6,458
Danilo Hondo
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 6,459
Patrick Sensburg
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 6,460
Andreas Keller
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 6,461
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Sylke Otto ranks 397. Before her are Stefan Kretzschmar (1973), Bahne Rabe (1963), André Lange (1973), Steffen Zühlke (1965), Steffen Bogs (1965), and Helga Arendt (1964). After her are Armin Eichholz (1964), Andreas Keller (1965), Kerstin Müller (1969), André Steiner (1970), Thomas Reineck (1967), and Beate Koch (1967).
Stefan Kretzschmar
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 391
Bahne Rabe
1963 - 2001
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 392
André Lange
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 393
Steffen Zühlke
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 394
Steffen Bogs
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 395
Helga Arendt
1964 - 2013
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 396
Sylke Otto
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 397
Armin Eichholz
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 398
Andreas Keller
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 399
Kerstin Müller
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 400
André Steiner
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 401
Thomas Reineck
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 402
Beate Koch
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 403














































