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Falko
Falko is a given name. Notable people with the name include the following notable people: ;Given name *Falko Bindrich (born 1990), German chess grandmaster *Falko Götz (born 1962), German former soccer player and last manager of Holstein Kiel *Falko Geiger, retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres *Falko Kirsten (born 1964), former German figure skater *Falko Krismayr, retired Austrian ski jumper *Falko Peschel (born 1965), German pedagogue and proponent of open learning *Falko Steinbach (born 1957), German pianist and composer *Falko Traber (born 1959), German high wire artist *Falko Weißpflog (born 1954), East German ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980 *Falko Zandstra (born 1971), former Dutch speed skater ;Surname *Grigory Falko Grigory Alekseevich Falko (russian: Григорий Алексеевич Фалько; born 9 May 1987) is an Olympic and national-record-holding breaststroke swimmer from Russia. He swam for Russia at the 2004 and 2008 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Steinbach
Falko Steinbach (born 30 September 1957 in Aachen, Germany) is a German/ American pianist, composer and piano pedagogue. As a Steinway Artist, Steinbach is an expert in the classical repertory, but is also a specialist in contemporary music, acclaimed for his inexhaustible fantasy, “mesmerizing sound,” and versatile piano technique. In 1999 he joined the music faculty at the University of New Mexico and became a full professor of piano in 2010. He was granted US citizenship in 2011, and now as a dual national, he continues an extended international performance career as a soloist, recording artist and collaborative performer in America, Europe and Asia. He is a noted teacher of piano and composition, and author of several significant pedagogical works including an acclaimed volume on piano methodology, “A Compendium of Piano Technique”.http://www.falkosteinbach.com/Teacher/A_Compendium_of_Piano_Technique/en He is frequently invited to give lectures, master classes, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Bindrich
Falko Bindrich (born 17 October 1990) is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 7 ranked German player as of October 2017. Born in Zittau, Bindrich became a FIDE Master at the age of 13. He earned his International Master title in 2006 and his grandmaster title a year later. He played in the 2008 Chess Olympiad, held in Dresden, where his German team placed 13th. He has competed in several other prestigious chess events, such as the 2008 Bundesliga and the 2010 Chess Olympiad. Early life Falko Bindrich was born on 17 October 1990 in Zittau, Germany, to parents Zdena and Oswald Bindrich. His father, Oswald Bindrich (born 1951), was an expert-level chess player, with a highest Elo rating of 2212. In 1993, at the age of three, Falko was taught chess by his brother and soon after, his father, Oswald, enrolled him the Oberland Chess Club. In 1998, he entered for the German Youth Individual Championship (under nine) and placed 28th out of 80 participants. After achieving second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Götz
Falko Götz (born 26 March 1962) is a German football manager and former player. Playing career Götz began playing football for FC Vorwärts Berlin in 1969. He joined the youth department of BFC Dynamo two years later. However, Götz was not allowed to attend an elite Children and Youth Sports School (KJS), where talents of BFC Dynamo were normally enrolled. The problem was allegedly that he had family members in West Germany and therefore West German affiliation. But his talent could not be ignored.Dirk Schlegel and Falko Götz: The East Berlin footballers who fled from the Stasi , 5 November 2019 Götz rose through the |
Falko Zandstra
Falko Zandstra (born 27 December 1971) is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called ''de Gespierde Spijker'' which translates to ''the Muscular Nail''. Biography Zandstra was born in Heerenveen, Friesland. He was a natural talent who had his career peak at a very young age. In 1990 and 1991 he became junior world champion. In 1991 he won with a world record in the small combination. In his international debut year 1992 he became European Champion Allround and finished second in the World Allround Championships, after Roberto Sighel. In that season he also won the World Cup at the 1500 meters and a silver medal at the Winter Olympics in the 5000 meters. A year later, in 1993 he became World champion and European champion again. From 1994 on, his career went downwards. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer he won the bronze medal in the 1500 meters and finished fourth in the 5000 and 10000 meters. He also won the 1500 meters World Cup again. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Traber
Falko Traber (born in Besançon, France, October 13, 1959) is a German high wire artist. He is a direct descendant of one of the oldest artistic families in Germany, the legendary Zugspitze tightrope artists. The name was given to the Traber family show after their spectacular performance in 1952, after their 2964-meter-high performance on the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany. Born during a tour in France, Falko Traber traveled with his family to more than forty countries. Falko Traber is the last of his brothers to still perform the high wire; his brother Charlie died in 2007 at the age of fifty-four. Traber made the profession of high-wire artist his calling, and set a large number of world records. An exhibit devoted to Traber and his career has been on display in the National Museum in Karlsruhe for several years. World records *1978: Spent ten days and ten nights (264 hours) continuously on a high wire in Düsseldorf *1982: Spent eleven days and nights in Alster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Kirsten
Falko Kirsten (born 3 January 1964) is a German former figure skater. He is the 1980 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior bronze medalist, the 1983 St. Ivel International bronze medalist, and a five-time East German Figure Skating Championships, East German national champion. He competed at six European Championships, finishing twice in the top five; five World Championships; and the Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, finishing 16th. He represented the club SC Einheit Dresden. Kirsten is the chairman of the Saxony Ice Sport Association (Sächsischen Eissport-Verband) and also works as a technical specialist. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirsten, Falko 1964 births Living people German male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of East Germany Sportspeople from Dresden World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Weißpflog
Falko Weißpflog (born 1954) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980. Career He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. On 5 March 1974, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 174 metres (571 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O .... Weißpflog's best non-world championship career finish was fourth on three separate occasions, twice in 1978 and once in 1980. Rock singer Falco took his stage name from Weißpflog. Ski jumping world record References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weisspflog, Falko German male ski jumpers 1954 births People from Limbach-Oberfrohna Sportspeople from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Krismayr
Falko Krismayr is a retired Austrian ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished twice among the top 30, his best result being a 23rd place from Vikersund Vikersund is a town of 3,232 (in 2020) inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Viken, Norway. Overview Vikersund is located 30 kilometers south of Hønefoss and 40 kilometers northwest of Drammen. The village is lo ... in February 1998. He has a bronze medal from the 1997 World Junior Championships. He finished second overall in the 1997-1998 Continental Cup. External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Austrian male ski jumpers {{Austria-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Peschel
Falko Peschel (born January 20, 1965) is a German pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken a ... and proponent of open learning. He has gained attention for his unorthodox educational experiments and publications. References External links Open Learning (in German with link to Google Translate) German educational theorists 20th-century educational theorists 1965 births Living people {{Germany-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falko Geiger
Falko Geiger (born 26 March 1949) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1973 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 metres relay, together with Karl Honz, Ulrich Reich and Hermann Köhler. In domestic competitions, he represented the sports club Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. History In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk .... He won the silver medal at the 1974 West German indoor championships. - Sport-Komplett References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
