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Gisela Birkemeyer

1931 - 2024

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Gisela Birkemeyer (née Köhler, 22 December 1931 – 26 March 2024) was a German hurdler and sprinter who won two medals in the 80 m hurdles at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. During her career she set nine world records in the 80 m hurdles and in the 4×100 m, 4×110 yd and 4×200 m relays. She won 40 East German championships, mostly in the 80 m hurdles (1953–1961) and 200 m sprint (1956–1960). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gisela Birkemeyer has received more than 15,662 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gisela Birkemeyer is the 1,691st most popular athlete, the 5,424th most popular biography from Germany and the 146th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gisela Birkemeyer ranks 1,691 out of 6,025. Before her are Dave Wottle, Flavio, Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, Tia Hellebaut, Zygmunt Chychła, and Ronnie Ray Smith. After her are Ruurd Leegstra, Angelo Vanzin, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Mary Peters, Dorothy Shirley, and Bent Peder Rasch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Gisela Birkemeyer ranks 530. Before her are Anne Heywood, Romila Thapar, Thelma Kalama, Frank Ramsey, Janice Rule, and Federico Edwards. After her are Johnny Sheffield, Müzahir Sille, Kálmán Markovits, Yves Dreyfus, Gordon Pirie, and Dean Smith. Among people deceased in 2024, Gisela Birkemeyer ranks 395. Before her are Ivan Charota, Alexander Goehr, Domingo Pérez, Manfred Wolke, Mircea Diaconu, and David Bordwell. After her are Edward C. Stone, Denílson Custódio Machado, James Sikking, John Haglelgam, Dorothy Allison, and Linda Lavin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gisela Birkemeyer ranks 5,424 out of 7,253. Before her are Artur Knautz (1911), Ozan Güven (1975), Alfred Braun (1888), Egon Günther (1927), Dieter Schubert (1943), and Richard David Precht (1964). After her are Georg Bühler (1837), Alva Noto (1965), Ulrike Richter (1959), Anni Holdmann (1900), Armin Rohde (1955), and Julius Frey (1881).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Gisela Birkemeyer ranks 146. Before her are Herbert Gruber (1942), Marion Becker (1950), Heike Henkel (1964), Frank Ullrich (1958), Erich Koschik (1913), and Dieter Schubert (1943). After her are Anni Holdmann (1900), Helmut Berthold (1911), Katrin Krabbe (1969), Walter Mahlendorf (1935), Uwe Hohn (1962), and Patriz Ilg (1957).

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