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Walter Mahlendorf

1935 - Today

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Walter Mahlendorf (born 4 January 1935) is a German former sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The German team finished second behind the American team, equaling its own world record of 39.5, but the Americans were later disqualified for an incorrect exchange. Mahlendorf was also a member of the German's 4 × 100 m relay team that won a gold medal at the 1958 European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Mahlendorf has received more than 17,426 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Walter Mahlendorf is the 1,747th most popular athlete (down from 1,559th in 2019), the 5,444th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,922nd in 2019) and the 150th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Walter Mahlendorf ranks 1,747 out of 6,025. Before him are Gordon Pirie, Wesley Coe, Ann Packer, Bohumil Modrý, Billy Mills, and Achille Souchard. After him are Ebbe Parsner, Jacqueline Mazéas, John Kelly, Dean Smith, Uwe Hohn, and Henri Dulieux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Walter Mahlendorf ranks 484. Before him are Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Gibson, Väinö Huhtala, Alfredo Torres, Irma P. Hall, and Gabriel Elorde. After him are Takashi Ishimoto, Franco Trincavelli, J. G. Farrell, Charles Sheffield, Barbro Martinsson, and Vic Elford.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Mahlendorf ranks 5,444 out of 7,253. Before him are Matthias Ginter (1994), Silvia Neid (1964), Jan Josef Liefers (1964), Eugen Burg (1871), Holger Hieronymus (1959), and Joseph Rosemeyer (1872). After him are Hannelore Kraft (1961), Johannes Schaaf (1933), Tom Beck (1978), Timo Hildebrand (1979), Joachim Fritsche (1951), and Haha (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Walter Mahlendorf ranks 150. Before him are Erich Koschik (1913), Dieter Schubert (1943), Gisela Birkemeyer (1931), Anni Holdmann (1900), Helmut Berthold (1911), and Katrin Krabbe (1969). After him are Uwe Hohn (1962), Patriz Ilg (1957), Claudia Losch (1960), Romy Müller (1958), Anna-Maria Müller (1949), and Johanna Lüttge (1936).

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