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Wolfgang Schmidt

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Wolfgang Schmidt (born 16 January 1954) is a German former track and field athlete who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw. A former world record holder, he also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. Schmidt made headlines in 1982 due to his failed attempt to escape from East Germany. He later competed for the Federal Republic of Germany and won third place in the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Schmidt is the 1,421st most popular athlete (up from 1,518th in 2024), the 5,095th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,343rd in 2019) and the 122nd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 1,421 out of 6,025. Before him are Gustaf Lindblom, Paul Van Asbroeck, Rita Wilden, Kazimierz Paździor, Maurice Vignerot, and József Várszegi. After him are Lawrence Shields, Valentin Gavrilov, Leon Rotman, Cornelius Warmerdam, Jörg Drehmel, and Ilke Wyludda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 419. Before him are Robert Menasse, Eva Mattes, Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Bruce Abbott, Olga Knyazeva, and Siegrun Siegl. After him are Takao Doi, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Guy Gavriel Kay, Pichi Alonso, Uli Stein, and Francesco Rutelli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 5,098 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner Klingler (1903), Rudolf Lippert (1900), Peter Altmaier (1958), Martin Lauer (1937), Rita Wilden (1947), and Mary Roos (1949). After him are Hansjörg Felmy (1931), Götz Otto (1967), Jörg Drehmel (1945), Ilke Wyludda (1969), Christian Danner (1958), and Nasser El Sonbaty (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt ranks 122. Before him are Gunhild Hoffmeister (1944), Anna-Maria Müller (1949), Siegrun Siegl (1954), Rudolf Lippert (1900), Martin Lauer (1937), and Rita Wilden (1947). After him are Jörg Drehmel (1945), Ilke Wyludda (1969), Nasser El Sonbaty (1965), Pepi Bader (1941), Rolf Danneberg (1953), and Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck (1936).

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