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Karin Balzer

1938 - 2019

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Karin Balzer (née Richert; 5 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronze in 1972, while finishing fifth in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karin Balzer has received more than 32,062 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Karin Balzer is the 236th most popular athlete (down from 112th in 2019), the 3,534th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,706th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karin Balzer ranks 236 out of 3,059Before her are Fred Kelly, Frederick Lorz, Ion Drîmbă, Hans Günter Winkler, Harald Grønningen, and Mykola Avilov. After her are Albin Lermusiaux, Adolfo Consolini, Helge Løvland, Joseph Guillemot, Dominik Hašek, and Ole Ellefsæter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Karin Balzer ranks 291Before her are Hermann Huppen, Ants Antson, Pupi Avati, Michael Verhoeven, Bruno Bozzetto, and Sergio Martino. After her are Lester Bird, Daevid Allen, Torgny Lindgren, Barry Jackson, Bahram Beyzai, and Herman Daly. Among people deceased in 2019, Karin Balzer ranks 237Before her are Bob Hawke, Eduardo Fajardo, Elio Sgreccia, Donald Keene, Robert Waseige, and Freddie Jones. After her are Theo Adam, Hannelore Elsner, Dr. John, Gloria Vanderbilt, Robert Evans, and Guillaume Faye.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karin Balzer ranks 3,534 out of 6,142Before her are Henry Oldenburg (1619), Werner Kohlmeyer (1924), Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619), George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1688), Helmuth Rilling (1933), and Max von Hausen (1846). After her are Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782), Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529), Johann Adolf Scheibe (1708), Carl Gustav Witt (1866), Ernst Herzfeld (1879), and Otto Ludwig (1813).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Karin Balzer ranks 18Before her are Margitta Gummel (1941), Carl Diem (1882), Friedrich Traun (1876), Birgit Fischer (1962), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), and Hans Günter Winkler (1926). After her are Andreas Krieger (1965), Wolfgang Nordwig (1943), Karl Hein (1908), Frank Shorter (1947), Christa Stubnick (1933), and Renate Stecher (1950).