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Helga Arendt

Helga Arendt, German sprinter (died 2013)

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Born
April 24, 1964
Died
March 11, 2013
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1964

About Helga Arendt

Helga Arendt was a West German sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres. In 1989 came the highlight of Arendt's career as she won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships. At the 1988 European Indoor Championships she won a silver medal in the 400 metres, placing between East Germans Petra Müller and Dagmar Neubauer. She became West German champion in 1988 and 1989, as well as West German indoor champion in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

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Helga Arendt timeline

  1. At the 1988 European Indoor Championships she won a silver medal in the 400 metres, placing between East Germans Petra Müller and Dagmar Neubauer.
  2. She became West German champion in 1988 and 1989, as well as West German indoor champion in 1987, 1988 and 1989.
  3. In 1989 came the highlight of Arendt's career as she won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships.

The world when Helga Arendt was born

Helga Arendt was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Helga Arendt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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