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Christian Schenk

1965 - Today

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Christian Schenk (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈʃɛŋk] ; born 9 February 1965 in Rostock, East Germany) is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany. He won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Schenk also won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Schenk has received more than 46,393 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Christian Schenk is the 1,814th most popular athlete (down from 1,227th in 2019), the 5,139th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,541st in 2019) and the 154th most popular German Athlete.

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  • 46k

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  • 37.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christian Schenk ranks 1,814 out of 3,059Before him are Carol Lewis, Leslie Claudius, Mikhail Burtsev, Norvel Lee, Dorothy Shirley, and Frank Schaffer. After him are Gerard Nijboer, Al Lawrence, Alonzo Babers, Nina Zyuskova, Brigitte Wujak, and Veli Lehtelä.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Christian Schenk ranks 526Before him are Christopher C. Miller, Alvis Hermanis, Fernando Gómez, Peter Kjær, Graeme Obree, and Saeed Jalili. After him are Andrea Jaeger, Sudha Chandran, Jüri Jaanson, Vincent Guérin, Warren Ellis, and Hernán Díaz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian Schenk ranks 5,139 out of 6,142Before him are Marcel Kittel (1988), Sexy Cora (1987), Florian Gallenberger (1972), Slobodan Komljenović (1971), Serdar Tasci (1987), and Frank Schaffer (1958). After him are Brigitte Wujak (1955), Steffen Freund (1970), Guildo Horn (1963), Hermann Gröhe (1961), Nadja Uhl (1972), and Juli Zeh (1974).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Christian Schenk ranks 154Before him are Sigrun Wodars (1965), Dagmar Neubauer (1962), Fritz Fischer (1956), Rita Wilden (1947), Dieter Baumann (1965), and Frank Schaffer (1958). After him are Brigitte Wujak (1955), Joachim Kunz (1959), Petra Schersing (1965), Sabine Braun (1965), Jochen Schümann (1954), and Frank Luck (1967).