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Thomas Köhler

1940 - Today

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Thomas Köhler (born 25 June 1940) is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s. He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds (Singles: 1964, Doubles: 1968) and one silver (Singles: 1968). Köhler won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (singles: 1962, 1967; doubles: 1967) and one silver (doubles: 1965). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Thomas Köhler is the 1,589th most popular athlete (down from 1,326th in 2024), the 5,225th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,244th in 2019) and the 147th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thomas Köhler ranks 1,589 out of 6,025. Before him are Ria Stalman, Leo Losert, Wiesław Rudkowski, Aladár Kovácsi, Jean Boiteux, and Dieter Schubert. After him are Klaus Siebert, Edera Cordiale, Wilhelmina von Bremen, Erik Hartsuiker, Mikhail Krivonosov, and Frank Shorter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Thomas Köhler ranks 492. Before him are Steve Swallow, James Gammon, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Alexei Panshin, Jack Thompson, and K. J. Yesudas. After him are Chuck Mangione, Niilo Halonen, Erik Hartsuiker, Aristides Royo, Hasan Muratović, and Paul Williams.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Köhler ranks 5,228 out of 7,253. Before him are Horst Faas (1933), Henriette Reker (1956), Georg Thoma (1937), Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926), Inge Keller (1923), and Dieter Schubert (1943). After him are Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1942), Heinz Hornig (1937), Klaus Siebert (1955), Bernd Dürnberger (1953), Joachim Winkelhock (1960), and Frank Shorter (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Thomas Köhler ranks 147. Before him are Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952), Kristin Otto (1966), Erich Borchmeyer (1905), Helmut Hamann (1912), Gerd Hornberger (1910), and Dieter Schubert (1943). After him are Klaus Siebert (1955), Frank Shorter (1947), Helmut Berthold (1911), Erich Koschik (1913), Margit Schumann (1952), and Christina Lathan (1958).

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