1960 - Today
Jürgen Schult (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈʃʊlt], ; born 11 May 1960) is a German former track and field athlete and, as of November 2023, the world record holder in the discus throw. Dating from 1986, this is the longest-standing record in men's track and field. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jürgen Schult has received more than 229,733 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jürgen Schult is the 134th most popular athlete (down from 124th in 2019), the 2,994th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,774th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Athlete.
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Among athletes, Jürgen Schult ranks 134 out of 3,059. Before him are Roger Bannister, Donald Lippincott, Lauri Lehtinen, Carlos Lopes, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, and Thomas Curtis. After him are Lee Evans, Johan Grøttumsbråten, Lia Manoliu, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Volmari Iso-Hollo, and Heike Drechsler.
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 128
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 129
1908 - 1973
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 130
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 131
1923 - 2015
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 132
1873 - 1944
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 133
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 134
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 135
1899 - 1983
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 136
1932 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 137
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 138
1907 - 1969
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 139
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 140
Among people born in 1960, Jürgen Schult ranks 117. Before him are Hiroshi Amano, Didier Burkhalter, Jane Lynch, Julio César Romero, Hong Sang-soo, and Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais. After him are Elena Mukhina, Phil Taylor, José Maria Neves, Ersin Tatar, Almudena Grandes, and Adam Clayton.
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 111
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 112
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 113
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 114
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 115
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 116
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 117
1960 - 2006
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 118
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 119
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 120
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 121
1960 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 122
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 123
Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Schult ranks 2,994 out of 6,142. Before him are George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1573), Melchior Hoffman (1495), Susan Blakely (1948), Heinrich Kiepert (1818), Ludwig Leichhardt (1813), and Franz John (1872). After him are Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803), Hans Hotter (1909), Martin Winterkorn (1947), Ludwig Reichenbach (1793), Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620), and Max Slevogt (1868).
1573 - 1638
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,988
1495 - 1543
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,989
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,990
1818 - 1899
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,991
1813 - 1848
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,992
1872 - 1952
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 2,993
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,994
1803 - 1862
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,995
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,996
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 2,997
1793 - 1879
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 2,998
1620 - 1667
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,999
1868 - 1932
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 3,000
Among athletes born in Germany, Jürgen Schult ranks 8. Before him are Marita Koch (1957), Dora Ratjen (1918), Fritz Hofmann (1871), Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Armin Hary (1937), and Lina Radke (1903). After him are Heike Drechsler (1964), Waldemar Cierpinski (1950), Tilly Fleischer (1911), Margitta Gummel (1941), Carl Diem (1882), and Friedrich Traun (1876).
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 2
1918 - 2008
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 3
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 5
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 6
1903 - 1983
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 10
1911 - 2005
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 11
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 12
1882 - 1962
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 13
1876 - 1908
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 14