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Brendan Foster

1948 - Today

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Sir Brendan Foster (born 12 January 1948) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser. He founded the Great North Run, one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1974 European Championships and the 10,000 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brendan Foster has received more than 474,951 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Brendan Foster is the 2,651st most popular athlete, the 6,385th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 88th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Brendan Foster ranks 2,651 out of 3,059. Before him are Ann Kristin Flatland, Shi Tingmao, Yuri Alvear, Wilson Boit Kipketer, Andrew Howe, and Meseret Defar. After him are Florence Baverel-Robert, Elena Khrustaleva, Kjersti Plätzer, Takaharu Furukawa, Filip Filipović, and Kamila Lićwinko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Brendan Foster ranks 698. Before him are Prakash Karat, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, Jack Dalrymple, Barbara Mandrell, Madeline Manning, and Raman Parimala. After him are Bob Barr, Kent Conrad, Protima Bedi, Bob Woolmer, Bennie Thompson, and Michael Wood.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brendan Foster ranks 6,385 out of 7,765. Before him are Gemma Atkinson (1984), Patrick Bamford (1993), Nellee Hooper (1963), Beth Orton (1970), Amber Rose Revah (1986), and Mo Mowlam (1949). After him are Eugene Simon (1992), Miles Kane (1986), Karen Elson (1979), Jamelia (1981), Giovanni Reyna (2002), and Troy Deeney (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Brendan Foster ranks 88. Before him are Richard Meade (1938), Jean Pickering (1929), Alan Pascoe (1947), Derek Ibbotson (1932), Colin Jackson (1967), and Dwain Chambers (1978). After him are Andy Holmes (1959), Peter Elliott (1962), Steve Cram (1960), Kelly Holmes (1970), Greg Rutherford (1986), and Alistair Brownlee (1988).

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