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Ulf Timmermann

1962 - Today

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Ulf Béla Timmermann (German pronunciation: [ʊlf ˈtɪmɐˌman], ; born 1 November 1962 in East Berlin) is a German former shot putter who broke the world record several times during the 1980s, and is the first and one of only four people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with Randy Barnes, Joe Kovacs and Ryan Crouser). Timmermann was born in Berlin to an athletic family and took up shot put at 13. He broke his first world record in 1985 with a throw of 22.62 meters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulf Timmermann has received more than 128,469 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ulf Timmermann is the 720th most popular athlete (down from 467th in 2019), the 4,718th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,098th in 2019) and the 55th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ulf Timmermann ranks 720 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Emmiyan, Nadezhda Konyayeva, Konrad Granström, Annegret Richter, Jan Brzák-Felix, and Kristin Otto. After him are Karen Lachmann, Gustaf Söderström, Gösta Lilliehöök, Edwin Hedley, Miloslava Rezková, and Jorma Kinnunen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ulf Timmermann ranks 265. Before him are Jean-Pierre Bemba, Daphne Zuniga, Laura San Giacomo, José M. Hernández, Emanuele Pirro, and Simon Abkarian. After him are David Zayas, Bernd Lucke, Anna Kanakis, Valérie Kaprisky, Gautam Adani, and Steve Redgrave.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ulf Timmermann ranks 4,718 out of 7,253. Before him are Erik Ode (1910), Alfred Kelbassa (1925), Annegret Richter (1950), Theodor Blank (1905), Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen (1794), and Kristin Otto (1966). After him are Niklas Süle (1995), Hermann Paul Müller (1909), Martin Noth (1902), Bernd Lucke (1962), Lou Bega (1975), and Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Ulf Timmermann ranks 55. Before him are Petra Felke (1959), Christa Stubnick (1933), Gerd Wessig (1959), Manfred Kokot (1948), Annegret Richter (1950), and Kristin Otto (1966). After him are Arthur Jonath (1909), Ernst Krebs (1906), Martina Hellmann (1960), Christoph Höhne (1941), Monika Zehrt (1952), and Arno Bieberstein (1886).

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