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Georg Thoma

1937 - Today

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Georg Thoma (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈtoːmaː] ; born 20 August 1937) is a retired German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, becoming the first non-Scandinavian athlete to do so, and was voted German Sportsman of the Year. At the 1964 Olympics he won a bronze medal and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Thoma has received more than 24,737 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Georg Thoma is the 115th most popular skier (down from 79th in 2019), the 4,515th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,058th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Skier.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.36

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Georg Thoma ranks 115 out of 541Before him are Anette Bøe, Pernilla Wiberg, Harri Kirvesniemi, Marcel Hirscher, Aulis Kallakorpi, and Pavel Kolchin. After him are Hedy Schlunegger, Michela Figini, Lasse Kjus, Wojciech Fortuna, Jure Franko, and Léo Lacroix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Georg Thoma ranks 397Before him are Tony Maggs, Michael Jeffery, Chris Blackwell, Ramón Abeledo, Francesco Janich, and James MacArthur. After him are Benny Paret, Steve Russell, Antonio Bailetti, Gregory Sierra, Magic Sam, and Duane Jones.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Thoma ranks 4,515 out of 6,142Before him are Max Fürbringer (1846), Hans Rademacher (1892), Detlef Schrempf (1963), Thomas Helmer (1965), Karl Kreutzberg (1912), and Heinrich Christian Boie (1744). After him are Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727), Gregor Wentzel (1898), Norbert Nigbur (1948), Willibald Kreß (1906), Erwin Stresemann (1889), and Wilhelm Leichum (1911).

Among SKIERS In Germany

Among skiers born in Germany, Georg Thoma ranks 9Before him are Josef Bradl (1918), Helmut Recknagel (1937), Rosi Mittermaier (1950), Jens Weißflog (1964), Johann Mühlegg (1970), and Hans-Georg Aschenbach (1951). After him are Ossi Reichert (1925), Sven Hannawald (1974), Barbara Petzold (1955), Katja Seizinger (1972), Martin Schmitt (1978), and Markus Wasmeier (1963).