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Kirsten Klose

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Kirsten Münchow (born 21 January 1977), known as Kirsten Klose from 2002 until 2007, is a German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69.28 metres. This result followed the bronze medal she won at the 1998 European Athletics Championships. Her personal best throw of 69.28 metres ranks her fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Betty Heidler, Susanne Keil, Kathrin Klaas and Andrea Bunjes. Münchow was born in Auetal-Rehren, and first competed for TuS Eintracht Minden, but in 2000 she switched to LG Eintracht Frankfurt, coached by Michael Deyhle. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kirsten Klose is the 4,570th most popular athlete (up from 4,853rd in 2024), the 6,827th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,862nd in 2019) and the 496th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kirsten Klose ranks 4,570 out of 6,025. Before her are Seung-hwan Oh, Ferran Solé, Julius Yego, Rodica Mateescu, Giuseppe Gibilisco, and Natallia Mikhnevich. After her are Jeff Hartwig, Diego Salazar, Lee Sun-hee, Max Brown, Ahmad Abughaush, and Wu Yu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Kirsten Klose ranks 983. Before her are Juan Ignacio Sánchez, Michael Chernus, Samy Deluxe, Irina Voronina, Mikheil Ashvetia, and Thorstein Helstad. After her are Daisuke Tomita, Rens Blom, Hanke Bruins Slot, Felip Ortiz, Ji Xinpeng, and Ruth Ware.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kirsten Klose ranks 6,830 out of 7,253. Before her are Ersen Martin (1979), Samy Deluxe (1977), Anna-Lena Friedsam (1994), Matthias Lehmann (1983), Hans-Peter Pohl (1965), and Nouman Ali Khan (1978). After her are Andreas Wolff (1991), Nadja Benaissa (1982), Richard Freitag (1991), Pia Wunderlich (1975), Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (1980), and Thomas Röhler (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Kirsten Klose ranks 496. Before her are Jens Boden (1978), Nadine Müller (1985), Verena Sailer (1985), Mark Zabel (1973), Daniel Stephan (1973), and Alexander Grimm (1986). After her are Thomas Röhler (1991), Stephanie Beckert (1988), Marion Wagner (1978), Benedikt Doll (1990), Michael Jurack (1979), and Anja Rücker (1972).

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