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Charles Austin

1967 - Today

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Charles Allen Austin (born December 19, 1967) is an American former athlete who won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was inducted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2012. Currently, Charles and Javier Sotomayor are the only two high jumpers that have won gold medals in the Olympics, Outdoor World Championships, Indoor World Championships and World Cup Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Austin has received more than 139,524 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Austin is the 2,439th most popular athlete (down from 1,681st in 2019), the 12,778th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,669th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular American Athlete.

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  • 140k

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  • 48.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Austin ranks 2,439 out of 6,025. Before him are Silvia Chivás, István Szívós, Marieke Vervoort, David Rudisha, Kirsten Emmelmann, and Bob Tisdall. After him are Françoise Mbango Etone, Werner von Moltke, Wilbur Thompson, Sanda Toma, Michael Marsh, and Jasna Šekarić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Charles Austin ranks 500. Before him are Eric Close, Valentine Strasser, Steve Di Giorgio, Arbaaz Khan, Craig Gillespie, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. After him are Chris Parnell, Michael Marsh, Mario Frangoulis, Joe DeLoach, Albert-László Barabási, and Max Sciandri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Austin ranks 12,778 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed McMahon (1923), Frank Borghi (1925), Josephine Johnson (1910), Kira Reed (1971), Ana Ortiz (1971), and Terence Winter (1960). After him are P. J. Byrne (1974), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), David Draiman (1973), Ben Vereen (1946), Pat Mastelotto (1955), and Ronnie Montrose (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Austin ranks 423. Before him are Mary Washburn (1907), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Mel Pender (1937), Abel Kiviat (1892), Jim Bausch (1906), and Shawnacy Barber (1994). After him are Wilbur Thompson (1921), Michael Marsh (1967), Peter Mueller (1954), Joe DeLoach (1967), Fortune Gordien (1922), and Alonzo Babers (1961).

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