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Karl-Hans Riehm

1951 - Today

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Karl-Hans Riehm (born 31 May 1951 in Konz, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a former West German hammer thrower. His biggest success came at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the silver medal. At the previous Olympics he had a tenth place from 1972 and a fourth place from 1976. In addition he won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships and finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl-Hans Riehm is the 2,309th most popular athlete (down from 2,287th in 2024), the 5,735th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,757th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karl-Hans Riehm ranks 2,309 out of 6,025. Before him are Celina Jesionowska, Magdalena Neuner, Charles Hefferon, Yekaterina Fesenko, Armin Zöggeler, and Bruce Harlan. After him are José Marín, Yuliya Levchenko, Jack Yerman, Sifan Hassan, Lynn Davies, and Elfi Zinn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Karl-Hans Riehm ranks 638. Before him are Jay Inslee, Hans Bongartz, Sylvain Sylvain, Chris Frantz, Inta Kļimoviča, and Kaye Hall. After him are Eddie Dibbs, Robin Bartlett, Deb Fischer, Dan Fogelberg, Maria Klawe, and Harry Groener.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl-Hans Riehm ranks 5,738 out of 7,253. Before him are Felix Zwayer (1981), Magdalena Neuner (1987), Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse (1966), Ulrike Tauber (1958), Sabine Lisicki (1989), and Sascha Gerstner (1977). After him are Tilo Wolff (1972), Werner Peter (1950), Robert Huth (1984), Ralf Scheepers (1965), Marko Rehmer (1972), and Dero Goi (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Karl-Hans Riehm ranks 232. Before him are Franz-Peter Hofmeister (1951), Katrin Dörre-Heinig (1961), Joachim Mattern (1948), Bernhard Glass (1957), Carsten Bunk (1960), and Magdalena Neuner (1987). After him are Elfi Zinn (1953), Sabine John (1957), Albert Arnheiter (1890), Heike Henkel (1964), Martina Schröter (1960), and Joachim Kunz (1959).

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