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Jürgen Schult

1960 - Today

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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

Among athletes, Jürgen Schult ranks 134 out of 3,059Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jürgen Schult ranks 117Before 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.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Schult ranks 2,994 out of 6,142Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jürgen Schult ranks 8Before 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).