1912 - 1944
Nikolaus Anton "Toni" Merkens (21 June 1912 – 20 June 1944) was a racing cyclist from Germany and Olympic champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toni Merkens has received more than 25,380 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Toni Merkens is the 263rd most popular cyclist (down from 240th in 2019), the 4,652nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,072nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Cyclist.
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Among cyclists, Toni Merkens ranks 263 out of 1,214. Before him are Denis Menchov, Alessandro Petacchi, Joseph Bruyère, Antonio Maspes, Gunnar Asmussen, and Floyd Landis. After him are Clarence Kingsbury, Cipriano Chemello, Sante Gaiardoni, Pierfranco Vianelli, Franco Ballerini, and Fernand Decanali.
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 257
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 258
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 259
1932 - 2000
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 260
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 261
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 262
1912 - 1944
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 263
1882 - 1949
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 264
1945 - 2017
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 265
1939 - 2023
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 266
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 267
1964 - 2010
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 268
1925 - 2017
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 269
Among people born in 1912, Toni Merkens ranks 320. Before him are Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Willibald Schmaus, Willy Bandholz, Otto Licha, John Le Mesurier, and Hilda Cameron. After him are Héctor Socorro, Tibor Berczelly, Roger Michelot, Dorothy Brookshaw, Cliff Bastin, and Sarah Palfrey Cooke. Among people deceased in 1944, Toni Merkens ranks 261. Before him are Eoin O'Duffy, Stephen Leacock, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Georg Dascher, Hermann Hansen, and Mary Adela Blagg. After him are Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Merna Kennedy, Mike Bookie, C. V. Boys, George B. Seitz, and Charles Marion.
1912 - 1954
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 314
1912 - 1979
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 315
1912 - 1999
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 316
1912 - 1996
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 317
1912 - 1983
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 318
1912 - 2001
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 319
1912 - 1944
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 320
1912 - 1980
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 321
1912 - 1990
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 322
1912 - 1993
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 323
1912 - 1962
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 324
1912 - 1991
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 325
1912 - 1996
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 326
1890 - 1944
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 255
1869 - 1944
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 256
1886 - 1944
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 257
1911 - 1944
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 258
1912 - 1944
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 259
1858 - 1944
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 260
1912 - 1944
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 261
1878 - 1944
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 262
1908 - 1944
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 263
1904 - 1944
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 264
1855 - 1944
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 265
1888 - 1944
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 266
1887 - 1944
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 267
Among people born in Germany, Toni Merkens ranks 4,652 out of 6,142. Before him are Andy Bechtolsheim (1955), Frank Ullrich (1958), Friedhelm Funkel (1953), Sig Ruman (1884), Jörg Drehmel (1945), and Tobias Sammet (1977). After him are Willi Horn (1909), Helga Seidler (1949), Heino Ferch (1963), Rolf-Dieter Heuer (1948), Haha (1979), and Monika Maron (1941).
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 4,646
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 4,647
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 4,648
1884 - 1967
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 4,649
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 4,650
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 4,651
1912 - 1944
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 4,652
1909 - 1989
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 4,653
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 4,654
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 4,655
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 4,656
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 4,657
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 4,658
Among cyclists born in Germany, Toni Merkens ranks 11. Before him are Albert Richter (1912), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), Olaf Ludwig (1960), Dietrich Thurau (1954), Erik Zabel (1970), and Joseph Rosemeyer (1872). After him are Tony Martin (1985), Uwe Ampler (1964), Andreas Klöden (1975), Jens Voigt (1971), Gregor Braun (1955), and André Greipel (1982).
1912 - 1940
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 7
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 9
1872 - 1919
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10
1912 - 1944
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 11
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 13
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 14
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 15
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 16
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 17