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Evelin Jahl

1956 - Today

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Evelin Jahl (née Schlaak and later Herberg, born 28 March 1956) is a German former discus thrower, who won two Olympic gold medals representing East Germany. In 1976 she won the women's discus throwing event at the Montreal Summer Olympics defeating favourite and world record holder Faina Melnik. In 1978 she set a new world record and also won the European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evelin Jahl has received more than 30,589 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Evelin Jahl is the 1,364th most popular athlete (down from 908th in 2019), the 4,807th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,249th in 2019) and the 104th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Evelin Jahl ranks 1,364 out of 3,059Before her are Mia Gommers, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Miguel Seijas, Ardalion Ignatyev, Taisia Chenchik, and Pentti Linnosvuo. After her are Stan Vickers, László Fábián, Nancy Mackay, Sven Fischer, Gail Devers, and Norman Taber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Evelin Jahl ranks 441Before her are Linda Haglund, Salvatore Bagni, Ratko Radovanović, Diamond Dallas Page, Terry Chimes, and Marc Baecke. After her are Hisashi Kato, Alexey Ulyukaev, Christine Hakim, Cristina Comencini, John R. Leonetti, and Maxime Verhagen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Evelin Jahl ranks 4,807 out of 6,142Before her are Katrin Krabbe (1969), Tabea Zimmermann (1966), Bernard Knubel (1872), Elyas M'Barek (1982), Günther Bechem (1921), and Sven Hannawald (1974). After her are Sven Fischer (1971), Heinz Vollmar (1936), Tayfun Korkut (1974), Volker Weidler (1962), José Holebas (1984), and Josef Bierbichler (1948).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Evelin Jahl ranks 104Before her are Ellen Streidt (1952), Heike Henkel (1964), Maria Sander (1924), Dietmar Mögenburg (1961), Martina Hellmann (1960), and Katrin Krabbe (1969). After her are Sven Fischer (1971), Georg Hackl (1966), Hartwig Gauder (1954), Sabine Busch (1962), Siegrun Siegl (1954), and Lutz Dombrowski (1959).