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Wolfgang Hanisch

1951 - Today

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Wolfgang Hanisch (born 6 March 1951 in Großkorbetha, Sachsen-Anhalt) was an East German athlete who mainly competed in the javelin throw. Hanisch had a long and successful international career competing for East Germany. He medalled in three consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships, in Helsinki 1971, Rome 1974 and Prague 1978. His only Olympic appearance was the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union; there too, Hanisch was successful, winning the javelin bronze medal with a throw of 86.72 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Wolfgang Hanisch is the 2,044th most popular athlete (up from 2,242nd in 2024), the 5,538th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,743rd in 2019) and the 195th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wolfgang Hanisch ranks 2,044 out of 6,025. Before him are Mór Kóczán, Olga Mineyeva, Fiona May, Gwen Torrence, Lajos Rácz, and Bjarne Andersson. After him are Volker Fischer, Charles Dumas, Primož Kozmus, Lorraine Crapp, Frank Henry, and Benny Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Wolfgang Hanisch ranks 580. Before him are Harry Lubse, Didi Conn, Mick Garris, Brad Delp, Oldřich Rott, and Rosy Bindi. After him are André Nzapayeké, Thibault Damour, Roger Wicker, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Abdelmajid Bourebbou, and Edward Albert.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Hanisch ranks 5,541 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Klöden (1975), Kenan Yıldız (2005), Christian Streich (1965), Joël Matip (1991), Wilfried Gröbner (1949), and Renate Künast (1955). After him are Volker Fischer (1950), Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (1959), Peter Baumann (1953), Otto Addo (1975), Bernd Leno (1992), and Christiane Wartenberg (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Wolfgang Hanisch ranks 195. Before him are Frank Ullrich (1958), Petra Schersing (1965), Uschi Disl (1970), Reinhard Eiben (1951), Rüdiger Helm (1956), and Leni Junker (1905). After him are Volker Fischer (1950), Christiane Wartenberg (1956), Angelika Bahmann (1952), Jutta Kirst (1954), Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen (1887), and Peter-Michael Kolbe (1953).

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