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Paul Falk

1921 - 2017

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Paul Falk (German pronunciation: [paʊ̯l ˈfalk] ; 21 December 1921 – 20 May 2017) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran and Falk married during their active international figure skating.The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Baran and Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from international sport after World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Falk has received more than 17,620 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Paul Falk is the 124th most popular skater (down from 61st in 2019), the 4,679th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,927th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Paul Falk ranks 124 out of 315Before him are Sissy Schwarz, Marina Klimova, Carol Heiss, Kira Ivanova, Philippe Candeloro, and Sven Kramer. After him are Barbara Wagner, Lisbeth Korsmo, Alina Zagitova, Göran Claeson, Kurt Oppelt, and Montgomery Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Paul Falk ranks 365Before him are Seymour Benzer, Nelson Riddle, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Gene Saks, Lennart Strand, and Jacques Friedel. After him are Gordon Thomas, Walter Kaufmann, Sheb Wooley, Patricia Wrightson, Cliff Bourland, and François Picard. Among people deceased in 2017, Paul Falk ranks 452Before him are Rosa Taikon, Cipriano Chemello, Yuriy Poyarkov, Don Williams, Aníbal Ruiz, and Fernand Decanali. After him are Lisbeth Korsmo, Jean E. Sammet, Roger Smith, Norman Johnson, Sofía Ímber, and Cathleen Synge Morawetz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Falk ranks 4,679 out of 6,142Before him are Heinz Prüfer (1896), Siegmar Wätzlich (1947), Jürgen Hennig (1951), Sandra Nasić (1976), Albert Zürner (1890), and Tony Martin (1985). After him are Frank Schätzing (1957), Hannelore Kraft (1961), Volker Strassen (1936), Katrin Göring-Eckardt (1966), Toni Ulmen (1906), and Peter Wohlleben (1964).

Among SKATERS In Germany

Among skaters born in Germany, Paul Falk ranks 15Before him are Marika Kilius (1943), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (1959), Manfred Schnelldorfer (1943), Karin Enke (1961), Ria Baran (1922), and Anett Pötzsch (1960). After him are Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (1966), Anni Friesinger-Postma (1977), Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (1960), Robin Szolkowy (1979), Gabi Zange (1961), and Olaf Zinke (1966).