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Gretel Bergmann

1914 - 2017

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Gretel Lambert (born Margarethe Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017) was a German Jewish track and field athlete who competed as a high jumper during the 1930s. Due to her Jewish origins, the Nazis prevented her from taking part in the 1936 Summer Olympics, after which she left Germany and vowed never to return. She however visited Germany in 2004 to meet with her 1930s rival Elfriede Kaun, whom she considered a friend. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gretel Bergmann has received more than 249,483 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gretel Bergmann is the 158th most popular athlete, the 3,082nd most popular biography from Germany and the 15th most popular German Athlete.

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  • 250k

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  • 53.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gretel Bergmann ranks 158 out of 6,025. Before her are Robert Hennet, Ken McArthur, Naim Süleymanoğlu, John Carlos, Silvio Cator, and Carlos Lopes. After her are Galina Zybina, Viggo Jensen, Klas Lestander, Gioacchino Guaragna, Johan Grøttumsbråten, and Albin Stenroos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Gretel Bergmann ranks 159. Before her are Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Jersey Joe Walcott, Howard Fast, Alfred Andersch, Taizo Kawamoto, and Andrzej Panufnik. After her are Max Wünsche, Viola Desmond, Adolf Diekmann, Sarla Thakral, Norman McLaren, and Arno Schmidt. Among people deceased in 2017, Gretel Bergmann ranks 196. Before her are Federico Luppi, Michael Bond, Bengt Gustavsson, Richard Anderson, Naim Süleymanoğlu, and David Cassidy. After her are William Baumol, Jimmy Snuka, Michael Ballhaus, Gilberto Agustoni, Laura Biagiotti, and Ricardo Piglia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gretel Bergmann ranks 3,082 out of 7,253. Before her are Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1649), Alfred Andersch (1914), Wilhelm Griesinger (1817), Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1488), Marta Hillers (1911), and Robert Blum (1807). After her are Josef Kammhuber (1896), Ernst Schröder (1841), Nico Rosberg (1985), Max Wünsche (1914), Johannes Lingelbach (1622), and Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Gretel Bergmann ranks 15. Before her are Tilly Fleischer (1911), Waldemar Cierpinski (1950), Lina Radke (1903), Paula Mollenhauer (1908), Bernhard Lehmann (1948), and Angela Voigt (1951). After her are Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Heike Drechsler (1964), Margitta Gummel (1941), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), Renate Stecher (1950), and Carl Diem (1882).

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