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Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)

Details

Name	Köln
Administrative division	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country	Germany
English name	Cologne

People born here (121)
Helga Arendt	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1988	24 April 1964
Judith Augoustides	RSA	VBV	Olympics	2008	10 April 1975
Stephan Baeck	GER	BKB	Olympics	1992	12 April 1965
Ursel Barkey	GER FRG	FSK	Olympics	1960	8 November 1941
Peter Barry	CAN	EVE	Olympics	2012	17 June 1956
Peter Bauwens	GER	FBL	Referee	1936	24 December 1886
Maximilian Benassi	ITA	CSP	Olympics	2012	29 January 1986
Jos Bernard	LUX	GAR	Olympics	1948	26 April 1924
Hans Betz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	14 June 1931
Peter Betz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	23 August 1929
Hermann Braun	GER FRG	FSK	Olympics	1952	29 May 1925
Dagmar Breiken-Bremer	FRG	HOC	Olympics	1984—1988	13 September 1963
Ernst Budig	GER	SWM	Olympics	1928	1 January 1908
Gerald Ciolek	GER	CRD	Olympics	2008	19 September 1986
Esther Cremer	GER	ATH	Olympics	2012	29 March 1988
Philipp Crone	GER	HOC	Olympics	2000—2004	16 March 1977
Werner Delmes	GER FRG	HOC	Olympics/Coach	1956—1972	28 September 1930
Ulrike Denk	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1984	10 May 1964
Sara Doorsoun	GER	FBL	Olympics	2024	17 November 1991
Hans Dormbach	GER	CTR	Olympics	1928	4 June 1908
Leon Draisaitl	GER	IHO	Olympics/Opening Flagbearer	2026	27 October 1995
Joachim Eilers	GER	CTR	Olympics	2016	2 April 1990
Bernhard Foelkel	FRG	ROW	Olympics	1976	26 March 1953
Heinz Freyschmidt	GER	DIV	Olympics	1908	20 July 1887
Jan Frodeno	GER	TRI	Olympics	2008—2012	18 August 1981
Manfred Germar	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1956—1960	10 March 1935
Herbert Gruber	AUT	BOB	Olympics	1964—1972	9 November 1942
Max Guilleaume	GER	EDV	Olympics	1900	16 February 1866
Leena Günther	GER	ATH	Olympics	2012	16 April 1991
Ernst-Günter Habig	GER FRG	FBL	Olympics	1956	14 September 1935
Eva Hegener	FRG	HOC	Olympics	1988	24 June 1961
Britta Heidemann	GER	FEN	Olympics/Administrator	2004—2016	22 December 1982
Stella Heiß	GER	CUR	Olympics	2010	15 January 1993
Nina Hemmer	GER	WRE	Olympics	2016	16 February 1993
Martin Herrmann	GER FRG	SWM	Olympics	1988—1992	20 March 1970
Peter Heß	FRG	BOX	Olympics	1972	16 May 1946
Wolfgang Hofmann	GER FRG	JUD	Olympics	1964	30 March 1941
Jan Hojer	GER	CLB	Olympics	2020	9 February 1992
Timo Horn	GER	FBL	Olympics	2016	12 May 1993
Kai Hospelt	GER	IHO	Olympics	2010	23 August 1985
Ismail Jakobs	GER	FBL	Non-starter	2020	17 August 1999
Birgit Kähler	GER	ATH	Olympics	1992	14 August 1970
Dietloff Kapp	GER FRG	MPN	Olympics	1952	10 May 1925
Robert Klein	GER FRG	GAR	Olympics	1956	10 October 1925
Karl Klöckner	GER	CTR	Olympics	1936	12 January 1915
Dieter Koslar	FRG	CRD	Olympics	1968	6 May 1940
Norbert Kothe	FRG	ROW	Olympics	1976	1 September 1952
Birgit Kowalczik	FRG	SWM	Olympics	1984	21 October 1967
Uwe Krupp	GER	IHO	Olympics/Coach	1998—2010	24 June 1965
Stephan Kuhl	GER	BDM	Olympics	1992	27 March 1968
Fritz Kuhn	GER FRG	BOB	Olympics	1952	24 October 1919
Oliver Kurtz	GER	HOC	Olympics	1992	23 October 1971
Ludwig Landen	GER	CSP	Olympics	1936	6 November 1908
Christoph Langen	GER FRG	BOB	Olympics	1988—2002	27 March 1962
Helmut Latz	FRG	ROW	Olympics	1976	12 March 1955
Martin Lauer	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1956—1960	2 January 1937
Klaus Ludwiczak	FRG	HOC	Olympics	1976	21 October 1951
Kathrin Marchand	GER	ROW	Olympics	2012—2016	15 November 1990
Theo Meding	GER FRG	SSK	Olympics	1952	6 May 1931
Eberhard Mehl	GER FRG	FEN	Olympics	1960—1964	20 April 1935
Toni Merkens	GER	CTR	Olympics	1936	21 June 1912
Hannah Meul	GER	CLB	YOG	2018	3 April 2001
Willi Meurer	GER	CRD	Olympics	1936	10 September 1915
Klaus Meyer	FRG	ROW	Olympics	1976	21 January 1954
Inge Minor	GER FRG	FSK	Olympics	1952	26 November 1929
Hans Montag	FRG	HOC	Olympics	1976	21 January 1952
Jan-Marco Montag	GER	HOC	Olympics	2008	12 August 1983
Michael Mronz	GER		Administrator	2023	1 March 1967
Marlies Müller	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1952	9 June 1927
Heini Nettesheim	GER FRG	WRE	Olympics	1936—1952	22 October 1915
Marc Odenthal	GER	JUD	Olympics	2016	25 January 1991
Valerie Offermann	GER	IHO	YOG	2012	16 December 1994
Birgit Overzier-Michels	GER	BDM	Olympics	2008—2016	28 September 1984
Doris Pecher	FRG	DIV	Olympics	1988	20 September 1966
Wilfried Peffgen	GER FRG	CRD	Olympics	1964	1 October 1942
Theodor Pilartz	GER	SKL	Olympics	1932	21 February 1887
Heinz Plumanns	GER	DIV	Olympics	1928	28 June 1902
Nils Politt	GER	CRD	Olympics	2024	6 March 1994
Elvira Poßekel	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1976	11 April 1953
Georg Pulheim	GER	WRE	Non-starter	1936	25 May 1915
Anton Räderscheidt	GER	PNT	Olympics	1932	11 October 1892
Denis Radovan	GER	BOX	YOG	2010	12 October 1992
Christian Ramota	GER	HBL	Olympics	2004	14 April 1973
Anton Reinartz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	26 December 1926
Michael Reinartz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	24 December 1928
Stefan Reinartz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	20 September 1925
Zvi Rosen	ISR	FBL	Olympics	1968	23 June 1947
Fritz Ruland	GER	CRD	Olympics	1936	11 January 1914
Joshiko Saibou	GER	BKB	Olympics	2020	7 March 1990
Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	CTR	Olympics	1984	1 July 1961
Ferdinand Schmitz	GER FRG	WRE	Olympics	1952	14 October 1919
Peter Schmitz	GER	MUS	Olympics	1928	20 January 1895
Heinrich Schneidereit	GER	TOW/WLF	1906	1906	23 December 1884
Uta Schorn	FRG	GAR	Olympics	1972—1976	7 August 1957
Karl Schumm	GER	DIV	Olympics	1928	16 April 1899
Simon Senft	GER	FEN	Olympics	2004	11 June 1982
Josef Siegers	GER	ATH	Olympics	1936	15 October 1907
Alexandra Simons de Ridder	GER	EDR	Olympics	2000	29 October 1963
Milan Slavujevic	AUS	HBL	Olympics	2000	2 March 1973
Claudia Stahnke	GER	FSK	Referee	2016—2022	4 December 1969
Werner Stauff	FRG	CRD	Olympics	1984	16 February 1960
Ernst Streng	GER FRG	CTR	Olympics	1964	24 January 1942
Eduard Thelen	FRG	HOC	Olympics	1972	7 September 1946
Stephan Thönnessen	FRG	FEN	Olympics	1988	20 March 1962
Frederik Tiffels	GER	IHO	Olympics	2022—2026	20 May 1995
Erwin Tischler	FRG	CRD	Olympics	1972	27 July 1951
Moritz Trompertz	GER	HOC	Olympics	2016	21 September 1995
Thomas Vahrenholt	GER	BOX	YOG	2010	4 April 1992
Svenja Voigt	GER	IHO	Olympics/YOG	2020—2026	29 March 2004
Stephan Volkert	GER	ROW	Olympics	1992—2004	7 August 1971
Willi Waltner	GER FRG	WRE	Olympics	1952	25 January 1934
Yvonne Wansart	GER	JUD	Olympics	2000	21 May 1974
Andrea Weiermann-Lietz	FRG	HOC	Olympics	1984	15 December 1958
Paul Wevers	GER	CSP	Olympics	1936	21 June 1907
Wolfgang Wienand	GER	FEN	Olympics	1996—2000	22 February 1972
Helmut Wolber	FRG	ROW	Olympics	1976	6 July 1947
Klaus Zander	FRG	BKB	Olympics	1984	6 September 1956
August Hermann Zeiz	GER	LIT	Olympics	1932	23 September 1893
Christian Zimmermann	PLE	EDR	Olympics	2016	12 December 1961
Petra Zindler	FRG	SWM	Olympics	1984	11 February 1966
Heinz Zünkler	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	28 September 1929
People who died here (55)
Ivan Abadzhiev	BUL	WLF	Olympics	1956—1960	24 March 2017
Peter Bauwens	GER	FBL	Referee	1936	17 November 1963
Hermann Braun	GER FRG	FSK	Olympics	1952	30 June 2002
Georg Brunner	GER	HOC	Olympics	1928	16 November 1959
Ernst Budig	GER	SWM	Olympics	1928	29 December 1971
Hugo Budinger	GER FRG	HOC	Olympics/Coach	1952—1968	7 October 2017
Dan Coe	ROU	FBL	Olympics	1964	19 October 1981
Nevio De Zordo	ITA	BOB	Olympics	1972—1976	26 March 2014
Werner Delmes	GER FRG	HOC	Olympics/Coach	1956—1972	13 January 2022
Carl Diem	GER	LIT	Non-Medal/Administrator	1952	17 December 1962
Liselott Diem	FRG		Other	1986	25 April 1992
Franz Dübbers	GER	BOX	Olympics	1928	24 August 1987
Wolrad Eberle	GER	ATH	Olympics	1932	13 May 1949
Emil Flecken	GER	PNT	Olympics	1936	31 January 1981
Ernst-Günter Habig	GER FRG	FBL	Olympics	1956	14 March 2012
Rüdiger Hänel	GER	HOC	Coach	1992	15 May 2023
Rolf Herings	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1964—1968	29 September 2017
Wolfgang Hofmann	GER FRG	JUD	Olympics	1964	12 March 2020
Günter Jochems	GER FRG	IHO	Olympics	1956	30 March 1991
Andreas Kappes	FRG	CRD	Olympics	1984	31 July 2018
Jürgen Kissner	FRG	CTR	Olympics	1968	18 May 2019
Gabriel Konertz	FRG	ROW	Olympics	1976	28 February 2017
Dieter Koslar	FRG	CRD	Olympics	1968	13 August 2002
Wolfgang Kummer	GER	BOB	Olympics	1936	19 October 1988
Ludwig Landen	GER	CSP	Olympics	1936	14 October 1985
Hannes Löhr	FRG	FBL	Coach	1988	29 February 2016
Theo Meding	GER FRG	SSK	Olympics	1952	16 July 1971
Hans Mehlhorn	GER	BOB	Olympics	1932	2 July 1983
Heini Nettesheim	GER FRG	WRE	Olympics	1936—1952	18 October 2005
Franz Nikodem	GER FRG	HOC	Non-starter	1956	22 September 1984
Fritz Nottbrock	GER	ATH	Olympics	1932—1936	13 March 1997
Theodor Nußbaum	GER	ATT	Olympics	1936	22 April 1956
Wilfried Peffgen	GER FRG	CRD	Olympics	1964	9 May 2021
Theodor Pilartz	GER	SKL	Olympics	1932	29 June 1955
Heinz Plumanns	GER	DIV	Olympics	1928	12 January 1986
Anton Räderscheidt	GER	PNT	Olympics	1932	8 March 1970
Anton Reinartz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	31 October 2002
Michael Reinartz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	20 January 2001
Stefan Reinartz	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	5 July 2007
Joseph Rosemeyer	GER	CRD/CTR	Olympics/Non-starter	1896	1 December 1919
Fritz Ruland	GER	CRD	Olympics	1936	7 January 1999
Ferdinand Schmitz	GER FRG	WRE	Olympics	1952	6 November 1981
Peter Schmitz	GER	MUS	Olympics	1928	11 July 1964
Karl Schumm	GER	DIV	Olympics	1928	12 December 1962
Ilie Slăvei	ROU	WPO	Olympics	1976—1980	17 June 2025
Alex Sperling	GER	GAR	Olympics	1912	20 February 1973
Georg Stollenwerk	GER FRG	FBL	Olympics	1952	30 April 2014
Ernst Streng	GER FRG	CTR	Olympics	1964	27 March 1993
Georges Tainturier	FRA	FEN	Olympics/Referee	1924—1932	7 December 1943
Günther Ullerich	GER FRG	HOC	Olympics	1952—1960	28 November 2007
Arthur Vollstedt	GER	SSK	Olympics	1928	15 November 1969
Wilfried Wöhler	GER FRG	FEN	Olympics	1960	29 August 2019
Sepp Wunderlich	FRG	HBL	Olympics	1984	4 October 2012
Endre Zábolyi	HUN	ATH	Non-starter	1936	1977
Heinz Zünkler	GER FRG	ROW	Olympics	1952	29 July 2018

Affiliations

1. FC Köln, Köln (GER)

AC 1892 Köln-Mülheim, Köln (GER)

ASV Köln, Köln (GER)

BSC Saturn Köln, Köln (GER)

ESV Olympia Köln, Köln (GER)

Fortuna Köln, Köln (GER)

KHTC Blau-Weiss, Köln (GER)

KKM, Köln (GER)

Kölner Athleten-Club 1882, Köln (GER)

Kölner Club für Kraftsport v. 1893, Köln (GER)

Kölner EK, Köln (GER)

Kölner Fechtklub, Köln (GER)

Kölner Haie, Köln (GER)

Kölner RV von 1877, Köln (GER)

Kölner Verein für Marathon, Köln (GER)

KT 43, Köln (GER)

LT DSHS Köln, Köln (GER)

Marienburger SC, Köln (GER)

PSV Köln, Köln (GER)

RC Adler Köln 1921, Köln (GER)

RC Schmitter, Köln (GER)

RC Staubwolke, Köln (GER)

Rot-Weiss Köln, Köln (GER)

RRC Günther, Köln (GER)

RSV Kölner Fernfahrer 1909, Köln (GER)

RSV Viktoria Lövenich, Köln (GER)

RTK Germania, Köln (GER)

SC Colonia, Köln (GER)

Schwarz-Weiß Köln, Köln (GER)

SV Rhenania Köln, Köln (GER)

Turnteam Toyota Köln, Köln (GER)

VfW Blau-Weiss Köln, Köln (GER)

WSF 31, Köln (GER)