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Udo Kiessling

1955 - Today

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Udo Kießling (born 21 May 1955) is a German retired ice hockey player. He competed at all Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1992, thus becoming the first ice hockey player to compete at five Olympics. He represented West Germany at the 1984 Canada Cup. He also played one game for the Minnesota North Stars on 13 March 1982, becoming the first German-trained player to appear in the NHL. He never played another NHL game. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Udo Kiessling is the 143rd most popular hockey player (down from 101st in 2019), the 5,944th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,793rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Udo Kiessling ranks 143 out of 676. Before him are Andy Bathgate, Petteri Nummelin, Olli Jokinen, Roman Čechmánek, Alexei Gusarov, and Dunc Munro. After him are Connor McDavid, Bryan Trottier, Eric Lindros, Alexei Yashin, Alexei Kovalev, and Hooley Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Udo Kiessling ranks 637. Before him are Peter Müller, Alexander Pusch, Ellen Kushner, Polozzi, Joel Surnow, and Peter Scolari. After him are Candy Reynolds, Carl E. Walz, Manohar Parrikar, Galina Murašova, Sarah English, and Oscar Wirth.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Udo Kiessling ranks 5,947 out of 7,253. Before him are Jörg Roßkopf (1969), Jacky Terrasson (1965), Jens Spahn (1980), Guildo Horn (1963), Sharice Davids (1980), and Mario Kummer (1962). After him are Michael Herbig (1968), Marina Wilke (1958), Lars Riedel (1967), Gabriele Löwe (1958), Steffen Wesemann (1971), and Jens Seipenbusch (1968).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Germany

Among hockey players born in Germany, Udo Kiessling ranks 6. Before him are Martin Schröttle (1901), Hugo Budinger (1927), Hugo Dollheiser (1927), Rudi Ball (1911), and Uwe Krupp (1965). After him are Leon Draisaitl (1995), Dany Heatley (1981), Christian Ehrhoff (1982), Jochen Hecht (1977), Dennis Seidenberg (1981), and Mikhail Grabovski (1984).

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