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Klaus Wolfermann

1946 - Today

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Klaus Wolfermann (German pronunciation: [klaʊ̯s ˈvɔlfɐˌman] ; born 31 March 1946) is a former West German javelin thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and set a world record in 1973. The javelin competition at the 1972 Games was the closest in Olympic history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaus Wolfermann has received more than 25,743 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Klaus Wolfermann is the 860th most popular athlete (down from 707th in 2019), the 4,485th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,051st in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 860 out of 3,059Before him are John Exley, Vladimir Yashchenko, Karen Lachmann, Luciano Sušanj, Marc Wright, and Oscar Olson. After him are Thomas Köhler, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Asbjørn Ruud, Jean Boiteux, Oskar Olsen, and Pierre Trentin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 527Before him are Hiroshi Ochiai, Blair Brown, Ricky Jay, Erich Beer, Héctor Veira, and Alberto Colombo. After him are María Teresa Ruiz, James C. Adamson, Eva Šuranová, Franco Malerba, Elisabeth Sladen, and Robert Sara.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 4,485 out of 6,142Before him are Walter Lübcke (1953), Erich Beer (1946), Emil Rausch (1883), Josef Peters (1914), Grethe Weiser (1903), and Sarah Connor (1980). After him are Richard Brauer (1901), Thomas Köhler (1940), Markus Babbel (1972), Saul Rubinek (1948), Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (1971), and Walther Schreiber (1884).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Klaus Wolfermann ranks 50Before him are Christoph Höhne (1941), Ingrid Auerswald (1957), Monika Zehrt (1952), Markus Rühl (1972), Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), and Gerd Wessig (1959). After him are Thomas Köhler (1940), Ingrid Gulbin (1943), Marita Lange (1943), Ulrike Meyfarth (1956), Wilhelm Leichum (1911), and Rolf Danneberg (1953).