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Al Oerter

1936 - 2007

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Alfred Oerter Jr. (; September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Oerter has received more than 303,490 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Al Oerter is the 33rd most popular athlete (down from 29th in 2019), the 1,903rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,832nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Al Oerter ranks 33 out of 3,059. Before him are Leonidas of Rhodes, Lasse Virén, Aladár Gerevich, Marita Koch, Larry Scott, and Dorando Pietri. After him are Frank Zane, Ben Johnson, Sohn Kee-chung, Shizo Kanakuri, Vasily Alekseyev, and Coroebus of Elis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Al Oerter ranks 102. Before him are Lee "Scratch" Perry, Christine Nöstlinger, Christiane Martel, Didier Ratsiraka, James Mirrlees, and Nicos Poulantzas. After him are Aleida March, Gianni Vattimo, André Kolingba, Dan Inosanto, Jo Siffert, and Théo Sarapo. Among people deceased in 2007, Al Oerter ranks 72. Before him are Michel Serrault, Maurice Papon, Alan MacDiarmid, Yvonne De Carlo, Rudolf Arnheim, and Kiichi Miyazawa. After him are Khun Sa, Vilma Espín, Ousmane Sembène, István Sándorfi, Jaan Kross, and Gianfranco Ferré.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Oerter ranks 1,903 out of 18,182. Before him are Rosanna Arquette (1959), DJ Khaled (1975), Hayden White (1928), Ed Lauter (1938), Michael P. Anderson (1959), and Wild Bill Hickok (1837). After him are Malcolm Glazer (1928), Edsel Ford (1893), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Carole King (1942), Robby Krieger (1946), and Josiah Warren (1798).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Al Oerter ranks 12. Before him are Dick Fosbury (1947), Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Mike Powell (1963), Ray Ewry (1873), Thomas Burke (1875), and Larry Scott (1938). After him are Frank Zane (1942), Tommie Smith (1944), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Eddie Eagan (1897), Irving Baxter (1876), and Alvin Kraenzlein (1876).

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