ATHLETE

Peter-Michael Kolbe

1953 - 2023

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Peter-Michael Kolbe (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈkɔlbə] ; 2 August 1953 – 8 December 2023) was a German rower who specialized in the single sculls. In this event, between 1975 and 1988 he won five world titles and three Olympic silver medals, in 1976, 1984, and 1988; he missed the 1980 Games because of their boycott by West Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter-Michael Kolbe has received more than 34,211 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter-Michael Kolbe is the 556th most popular athlete, the 4,487th most popular biography from Germany and the 36th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 556 out of 6,025Before him are Carlo Agostoni, Martin Lundström, Luise Krüger, Jānis Daliņš, Stan Rowley, and Hjalmar Johansson. After him are François Brandt, Ibrahim Shams, Ulrike Meyfarth, Roscoe Lockwood, Asbjørn Ruud, and Yelena Gorchakova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 298Before him are Carole André, Jacques Villeneuve, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Ho Ching, George Tenet, and Armand Amar. After him are Toshio Takabayashi, Ernest Bai Koroma, Enzo Trossero, Cornel West, Katarina Frostenson, and Hiroyuki Usui. Among people deceased in 2023, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 417Before him are José María Gil-Robles, Michael Lerner, Melinda Dillon, Bo Goldman, Gil de Ferran, and Charlie Dominici. After him are Moonbin, Bram Moolenaar, Barry Humphries, Richard Wagner, Henrik Nordbrandt, and Palhinha.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 4,487 out of 7,253Before him are Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815), Paul du Bois-Reymond (1831), Ümit Davala (1973), Herbert Runge (1913), Sven Väth (1964), and Curt Backeberg (1894). After him are Ulrike Meyfarth (1956), Oskar Sala (1910), Julius Curtius (1877), Hedwig Courths-Mahler (1867), Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1673), and Lutz D. Schmadel (1942).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Peter-Michael Kolbe ranks 36Before him are Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Ingrid Gulbin (1943), Heide Rosendahl (1947), Ellen Braumüller (1910), Klaus Bonsack (1941), and Ilona Slupianek (1956). After him are Ulrike Meyfarth (1956), Rudolf Harbig (1913), Wolfgang Nordwig (1943), Andreas Krieger (1965), Kurt Behrens (1884), and Peter Frenkel (1939).