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Adrian Metcalfe

1942 - 2021

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Adrian Peter Metcalfe (2 March 1942 – 2 July 2021) was a British athlete and broadcaster. He set a UK record for the 400m in 1961 and won silver relay medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the 1962 European Athletics Championships and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He moved into broadcasting, first as a commentator, then as head of sport at Channel 4 and then at Eurosport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrian Metcalfe has received more than 36,477 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Adrian Metcalfe is the 1,724th most popular athlete, the 5,458th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 62nd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 36k

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  • 38.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 1,724 out of 3,059Before him are Antonio Rossi, Sandra Perković, Jānis Bojārs, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Jaouad Gharib, and Al Joyner. After him are Christiane Wartenberg, Barbara Burke, Yuriy Bilonoh, Archie Williams, Ivan Dresser, and Nadezhda Ilyina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 607Before him are Harvey Atkin, Lynn Davies, Andraé Crouch, Anthony W. England, Karen Hantze Susman, and Olivia Cole. After him are Jürgen Kissner, Bobby Rydell, Mac Davis, Gerry Ashworth, Ann Packer, and Geoffrey Palmer. Among people deceased in 2021, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 607Before him are T. B. Joshua, Vadim Khamuttskikh, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Keshav Dutt, Sylvain Sylvain, and Jackie Mason. After him are Sarah Harding, Theuns Jordaan, Sean Lock, Álex Quiñónez, Lars-Göran Petrov, and Ian St John.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 5,458 out of 7,765Before him are Carlo Rota (1961), Nick Faldo (1957), Pippa Middleton (1983), Thomas Chalmers (1780), Peter Beardsley (1961), and Jeremy Hunt (1966). After him are Oliver Knussen (1952), Barbara Burke (1917), Max Irons (1985), Mark E. Smith (1957), Billy Bingham (1931), and Geraint Thomas (1986).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 62Before him are Queenie Newall (1854), Allan Wells (1952), Fiona May (1969), Mary Rand (1940), Lynn Davies (1942), and Willie Applegarth (1890). After him are Barbara Burke (1917), Janet Simpson (1944), Ann Packer (1942), Thelma Hopkins (1936), Paula Radcliffe (1973), and Dorothy Shirley (1939).