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Wolfgang Güldenpfennig

1951 - Today

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Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (born 20 December 1951) is a retired East German rower who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he won a bronze medal in the single sculls event, whereas in 1976 he became Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls. Güldenpfennig won two world titles in the quadruple sculls, in 1975 and 1977, as well as a European bronze medal in the single sculls in 1973. After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, training Karl-Heinz Bußert, Uwe Heppner, Uwe Mund and Martin Winter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Wolfgang Güldenpfennig is the 1,636th most popular athlete (up from 2,353rd in 2024), the 5,267th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,793rd in 2019) and the 156th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wolfgang Güldenpfennig ranks 1,636 out of 6,025. Before him are Ferenc Németh, Marjorie Gestring, Evert Gunnarsson, Emilio Lunghi, Bernhard Germeshausen, and Victor Sonnemans. After him are Emil Hegle Svendsen, Dudley Storey, Hugh Anderson, Isaac Berger, Constantin Alexandru, and Oswald Zappelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Wolfgang Güldenpfennig ranks 504. Before him are Ria Stalman, John L. Phillips, Ellen Greene, Seyni Oumarou, Hani Mulki, and Bernhard Germeshausen. After him are Burglinde Pollak, Yury Chaika, Volker Bouffier, Paulo Kassoma, Monique Melsen, and Tress MacNeille.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Güldenpfennig ranks 5,270 out of 7,253. Before him are Uta Frith (1941), Bernhard Germeshausen (1951), Lara Wendel (1965), Tim Borowski (1980), Karim Adeyemi (2002), and Holger Hieronymus (1959). After him are Hans Deppe (1897), Brigitte Zypries (1953), Josef Peters (1914), Hans Reissner (1874), Lars Ricken (1976), and Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia (1890).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Wolfgang Güldenpfennig ranks 156. Before him are Helmut Berthold (1911), Erich Koschik (1913), Margit Schumann (1952), Christina Lathan (1958), Ursula Knab (1929), and Bernhard Germeshausen (1951). After him are Hanns Kilian (1905), Burglinde Pollak (1951), Herbert Gruber (1942), Fritz Schwab (1919), Doris Maletzki (1952), and Christina Heinich (1949).

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