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Mark Warnecke

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Mark Warnecke (born 15 February 1970 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former breaststroke swimmer who, at age 35, won the world title in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. That made him the oldest swimming world champion since 1971. He started for the German swimming club SG Essen. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was a member of the 4×100 m medley relay team, that finished in fourth position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Warnecke is the 459th most popular swimmer, the 7,051st most popular biography from Germany and the 44th most popular German Swimmer.

Mark Warnecke, born in 1970, is a German swimmer best known for winning a gold medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the 2002 World Championships. He also competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, representing Germany.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Mark Warnecke ranks 459 out of 709Before him are Sara Nordenstam, Jenna Johnson, Sandra Völker, Antti Kasvio, Hinkelien Schreuder, and Duncan Armstrong. After him are Camille Lacourt, Ahmed Hafnaoui, Neil Brooks, Natalie du Toit, Yelena Antonova, and Stephanie Rice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Mark Warnecke ranks 1,241Before him are Yoshinori Furube, Kim Ryholt, Mark Dragunski, Spike Dudley, Tiger Hillarp Persson, and Susan Athey. After him are Jennifer Aspen, Chryste Gaines, Kulbhushan Jadhav, Niko Peleshi, Lord Finesse, and Nidal Hasan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Mark Warnecke ranks 7,054 out of 7,253Before him are Marcus Böhme (1985), Lukas Nmecha (1998), Axel Hager (1969), Lena Klenke (1995), Mark Dragunski (1970), and Richard Schmidt (1987). After him are Gina Lückenkemper (1996), Katrin Mattscherodt (1981), Martin Tomczyk (1981), Bastian Reinhardt (1975), Tim Wieskötter (1979), and Tracey E. Bregman (1963).

Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Mark Warnecke ranks 44Before him are Katrin Meissner (1973), Thomas Lurz (1979), Jörg Hoffmann (1970), Daniela Samulski (1984), Christian Keller (1972), and Sandra Völker (1974). After him are Antje Buschschulte (1978), Florian Wellbrock (1997), Thomas Rupprath (1977), Lukas Märtens (2001), Marco Koch (1990), and Anne Poleska (1980).