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Nils Schumann

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Nils Schumann (German pronunciation: [niːls ˈʃuːman] ; born 20 May 1978) is a former German athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, who retired in 2009. For most of the five years before his retirement he had featured sparingly at an international level due to injuries. Schumann, born in Bad Frankenhausen, began his career as a footballer in 1984 before switching to athletics. He won a gold medal over 800 m at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Valencia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Schumann is the 3,893rd most popular athlete (down from 3,595th in 2024), the 6,552nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,427th in 2019) and the 431st most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nils Schumann ranks 3,893 out of 6,025. Before him are Baiba Bendika, Bair Badënov, Jarome Iginla, Ewa Swoboda, Timofey Skryabin, and Daniel Mesotitsch. After him are Yun Sung-bin, Hanna Balabanova, Piero Poli, Juliet Cuthbert, Amy Fuller, and Magdalena Georgieva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Nils Schumann ranks 762. Before him are Igors Vihrovs, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Rachel Roberts, Alexander Medina, Candice Michelle, and Geoff Keighley. After him are Lise Rønne, Jorge López Montaña, Masato Uchishiba, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Cristiano Lupatelli, and Laurence Fox.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nils Schumann ranks 6,555 out of 7,253. Before him are Philipp Petzschner (1984), Andreas Hajek (1968), Torsten May (1969), Maik Landsmann (1967), Bibiana Beglau (1971), and Axel Teichmann (1979). After him are Karmen Stavec (1973), Melanie Behringer (1985), Marko Spittka (1971), Barbara Rittner (1973), Jonas Nay (1990), and Alice Merton (1993).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Nils Schumann ranks 431. Before him are Thorsten Weidner (1967), Gabriele Mehl (1967), Malaika Mihambo (1994), Christina Schwanitz (1985), Marcus Ehning (1974), and Andreas Hajek (1968). After him are Cornelia Ullrich (1963), Martina Beck (1979), Christian Ahlmann (1974), Stephan Freigang (1967), Simone Hauswald (1979), and Eckhardt Schultz (1964).

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