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Wolfgang Scheidel

1943 - Today

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Wolfgang Scheidel (born 1 March 1943) is an East German former luger who won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold in the men's doubles (1965) and two bronzes in the men's singles (1969, 1970). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Scheidel has received more than 12,133 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Scheidel is the 2,242nd most popular athlete, the 5,712th most popular biography from Germany and the 202nd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wolfgang Scheidel ranks 2,242 out of 6,025. Before him are Wolfgang Hoppe, Dwight Stones, Brigitte Rohde, James Rector, Bernard Baudoux, and John McLean. After him are Erland Herkenrath, Frank Schaffer, Christiane Krause, Gabriele Hinzmann, Christine Arron, and Mikhail Burtsev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Wolfgang Scheidel ranks 669. Before him are Janet Evanovich, John McEnery, Tamás Kovács, Ben Jipcho, Bill Gosper, and Jonathan Rosenbaum. After him are Ramiro Navarro, Bill Bowrey, Luis Regueiro, Padma Subrahmanyam, Anthony R. Hunter, and Valerie Leon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Scheidel ranks 5,712 out of 7,253. Before him are John Kilian (1811), Ulrike Bruns (1953), Wolfgang Hoppe (1957), Brigitte Rohde (1954), Amin Younes (1993), and Farin Urlaub (1963). After him are Frank Schaffer (1958), Christiane Krause (1950), Gabriele Hinzmann (1947), Markus Winkelhock (1980), Günther Schumacher (1949), and Sebastian Rode (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Wolfgang Scheidel ranks 202. Before him are Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952), Harald Schmid (1957), Christina Heinich (1949), Ulrike Bruns (1953), Wolfgang Hoppe (1957), and Brigitte Rohde (1954). After him are Frank Schaffer (1958), Christiane Krause (1950), Gabriele Hinzmann (1947), Reinhard Eiben (1951), Rüdiger Helm (1956), and Jan Frodeno (1981).

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