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Toni Merkens

1912 - 1944

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Nikolaus Anton "Toni" Merkens (21 June 1912 – 20 June 1944) was a racing cyclist from Germany and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he won the gold medal in the men's 1000 meter match sprint event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toni Merkens is the 241st most popular cyclist (up from 268th in 2019), the 4,880th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,194th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Toni Merkens ranks 241 out of 1,613. Before him are Aavo Pikkuus, Charles Henry Bartlett, Philippa York, Sergio Bianchetto, Walter Planckaert, and Johan De Muynck. After him are Mario Ghella, Frans De Mulder, Renato Perona, Alfredo Dinale, Fabio Casartelli, and Paul Deman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Toni Merkens ranks 317. Before him are Juan Antonio Ipiña, Gordon Parks, Matthias Heidemann, Giuliano Nostini, Hilda Cameron, and Rudolf Stahl. After him are Nariz, István Balogh, Walter, Eleanor Powell, Natalia Dudinskaya, and Wilhelm Baumann. Among people deceased in 1944, Toni Merkens ranks 269. Before him are Arthur Smith Woodward, Tatyana Makarova, Rudolf Harbig, Charles Dana Gibson, Jean Prévost, and Tatyana Baramzina. After him are Abdulla Aliş, Siegfried Purner, Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Georg Dascher, and Margaret Woodrow Wilson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Toni Merkens ranks 4,883 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Gogarten (1887), Erhard Keller (1944), Michael Skibbe (1965), Friedrich Accum (1769), Burkhard Heim (1925), and Rudolf Stahl (1912). After him are Rob Pilatus (1965), Despina Vandi (1969), Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708), Albrecht Berblinger (1770), Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837), and Annegret Richter (1950).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Toni Merkens ranks 9. Before him are Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), Jan Ullrich (1973), Albert Richter (1912), Heinz Müller (1924), Willi Fuggerer (1941), and Dietrich Thurau (1954). After him are Jürgen Kissner (1942), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Lothar Thoms (1956), Gregor Braun (1955), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), and Olaf Ludwig (1960).

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