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Wilhelm Leichum

1911 - 1941

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Wilhelm Leichum (12 May 1911, Neu-Isenburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse – 19 July 1941, Gorky) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the long jump and 100 metres. Leichum was born in Hesse. He competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Erich Borchmeyer, Erwin Gillmeister and Gerd Hornberger. He was also 4th in the long jump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Leichum is the 1,318th most popular athlete (down from 1,044th in 2019), the 5,011th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,998th in 2019) and the 111th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilhelm Leichum ranks 1,318 out of 6,025. Before him are György Sarlós, Lewis Sheldon, Don Quarrie, Archon of Pella, Vilhelm Carlberg, and André Jousseaume. After him are Ira Murchison, Joseph Vissers, Ingemar Hedberg, Frank Schepke, German Sveshnikov, and Roberto Battaglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Wilhelm Leichum ranks 319. Before him are Francisco Rúa, Ronnie Rooke, Nils Eriksen, Hans Pesser, Bill Monroe, and Robert Lamoot. After him are Frithjof Ulleberg, Basil Dearden, Imre Rajczy, Leonard Warren, George Szekeres, and Anatol Rapoport. Among people deceased in 1941, Wilhelm Leichum ranks 186. Before him are Fred Karno, Karel Kašpar, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Aleksander Prystor, František Křižík, and Hugh Walpole. After him are Friedrich Engel, Élie Blanchard, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, John Stanley Plaskett, Matt McGrath, and Kei Okami.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Leichum ranks 5,014 out of 7,253. Before him are Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808), Andy Bechtolsheim (1955), Siegbert Horn (1950), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Rüdiger Schnuphase (1954), and Engelbert Kraus (1934). After him are Jürgen Kurths (1953), Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810), Wolfgang Behrendt (1936), Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910), Moon Ga-young (1996), and Gustav Goßler (1879).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Wilhelm Leichum ranks 111. Before him are Walter Schröder (1932), Frank Kugler (1879), Anni Holdmann (1900), Willi Holdorf (1940), Liselott Linsenhoff (1927), and Siegbert Horn (1950). After him are Gustav Goßler (1879), Klaus Reichert (1947), Waldemar Tietgens (1879), Tuvalu at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Hermann Hansen (1912), and Gunhild Hoffmeister (1944).

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