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Volker Beck
1956 - Today

Volker Beck
Volker Beck (born 30 June 1956 in Nordhausen, Bezirk Erfurt) is a former East German athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics. With the best 400 m hurdler in the late 1970s and early 1980s Edwin Moses missing due to the boycott, the most likely winner of the Olympic gold was Volker Beck, the East German 400 m hurdles champion in 1980, 1981 and 1983. In Moscow, Beck won the 400 m hurdles in 48,70 s, beating second-placed Vasyl Arkhypenko from Soviet Union by 0.16 seconds, although it was the slowest Olympic final since 1964. Beck won his second Olympic medal in 4 × 400 m relay, when he was beaten to a second place by Soviet anchor Viktor Markin. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Volker Beck is the 1,237th most popular athlete (up from 2,396th in 2019), the 4,958th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,800th in 2019) and the 101st most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Volker Beck ranks 1,237 out of 6,025. Before him are Juan Amat, Al LeConey, Zdeněk Škrland, Saida Gunba, Per Ivar Moe, and Chi Cheng. After him are Aleksandr Timoshinin, Carl Osburn, Fred Hansen, Patrik Sjöberg, Perikles Kakousis, and Bud Houser.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan Amat
1946 - 2022
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,231
Al LeConey
1901 - 1959
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,232
Zdeněk Škrland
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,233
Saida Gunba
1959 - 2018
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 1,234
Per Ivar Moe
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,235
Chi Cheng
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,236
Volker Beck
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,237
Aleksandr Timoshinin
1948 - 2021
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,238
Carl Osburn
1884 - 1966
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,239
Fred Hansen
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,240
Patrik Sjöberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 1,241
Perikles Kakousis
1879 - 1939
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,242
Bud Houser
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,243
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Volker Beck ranks 369. Before him are Lutz Eigendorf, Rosalía Arteaga, Steve Hogarth, Bill Maher, Kelly Curtis, and Günther Jauch. After him are Héctor Rebaque, Bruno Giordano, Darko Rundek, Volker Zotz, Anders Tegnell, and Mirko Šarović.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsLutz Eigendorf
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 1983
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 363
Rosalía Arteaga
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 364
Steve Hogarth
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 365
Bill Maher
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 366
Kelly Curtis
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 367
Günther Jauch
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 368
Volker Beck
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 369
Héctor Rebaque
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 370
Bruno Giordano
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 371
Darko Rundek
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 372
Volker Zotz
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 373
Anders Tegnell
PHYSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 374
Mirko Šarović
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 375
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Volker Beck ranks 4,961 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Schenk the Elder (1660), Inge Meysel (1910), Werner Peters (1918), Jens Weißflog (1964), Gustav Rose (1798), and Günther Jauch (1956). After him are Georg Dascher (1911), Heinz Ulzheimer (1925), Johann Christoph Wendland (1755), Peter Schreyer (1953), Lou Bega (1975), and Karl Dall (1941).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPeter Schenk the Elder
GEOGRAPHER
1660 - 1711
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 4,955
Inge Meysel
ACTOR
1910 - 2004
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 4,956
Werner Peters
ACTOR
1918 - 1971
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 4,957
Jens Weißflog
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 4,958
Gustav Rose
CHEMIST
1798 - 1873
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 4,959
Günther Jauch
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 4,960
Volker Beck
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 4,961
Georg Dascher
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1944
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 4,962
Heinz Ulzheimer
ATHLETE
1925 - 2016
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4,963
Johann Christoph Wendland
BIOLOGIST
1755 - 1828
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 4,964
Peter Schreyer
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 4,965
Lou Bega
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 4,966
Karl Dall
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 4,967
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Volker Beck ranks 101. Before him are Johanna Lüttge (1936), Klaus Bonsack (1941), Julius Körner (1870), Irmgard Praetz (1920), Albert Zürner (1890), and Kurt Behrens (1884). After him are Heinz Ulzheimer (1925), Horst Meyer (1941), Paul Günther (1882), Walter Schröder (1932), Frank Kugler (1879), and Anni Holdmann (1900).
Johanna Lüttge
1936 - 2022
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 95
Klaus Bonsack
1941 - 2023
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 96
Julius Körner
1870 - 1954
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 97
Irmgard Praetz
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 98
Albert Zürner
1890 - 1920
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 99
Kurt Behrens
1884 - 1928
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 100
Volker Beck
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 101
Heinz Ulzheimer
1925 - 2016
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 102
Horst Meyer
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 103
Paul Günther
1882 - 1959
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 104
Walter Schröder
1932 - 2022
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 105
Frank Kugler
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 106
Anni Holdmann
1900 - 1960
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 107