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Willi Eichhorn

1908 - 1994

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Willi Eichhorn (23 August 1908 – 24 May 1994) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Hugo Strauß in the coxless pairs competition for men, He was only 27 at the time. This was also his only time competing in the Olympics. Germany also went on to win the most gold medals that year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willi Eichhorn is the 1,047th most popular athlete (up from 2,091st in 2019). (up from 4,681st in 2019)

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Among athletes, Willi Eichhorn ranks 1,047 out of 6,025. Before him are Henry Petersen, Gaston Aumoitte, Guinn Smith, Jim Wedderburn, Marie-José Pérec, and Peter Kemp. After him are Irina Privalova, Marcus Hurley, Erkki Kataja, Ingrid Lotz, Pauli Nevala, and Johannes Thingnes Bø.

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Among people born in 1908, Willi Eichhorn ranks 317. Before him are Antonio Pesenti, Concha Piquer, Sylvio Hoffmann, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, Louis Versyp, and Vladimir I. Georgiev. After him are Pierre Graber, Miguel Itzigsohn, Kazuo Hasegawa, Bohuslav Karlík, Ion Lăpușneanu, and Nicholas Kurti. Among people deceased in 1994, Willi Eichhorn ranks 265. Before him are Alberto Natusch, Lilly Scholz, Norberto Menéndez, Augusts Voss, Hermann Josef Abs, and Jan Dobraczyński. After him are Paul Anderson, Ion Lăpușneanu, József Háda, Fernando de Santiago, Reinaldo Gorno, and Medea Japaridze.

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