1888 - 1956
Christopher William "Chris" Gitsham (15 October 1888 – 16 June 1956) was a South African athlete, who mainly competed in the men's marathon.Gitsham competed for South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Gitsham has received more than 14,571 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Gitsham is the 1,415th most popular athlete, the 169th most popular biography from South Africa and the 8th most popular South African Athlete.
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Among athletes, Christian Gitsham ranks 1,415 out of 3,059. Before him are René Bougnol, Joseph Pletincx, Armand Duplantis, Auguste Serrurier, Caster Semenya, and Nathaniel Cartmell. After him are Gwen Torrence, Brahim Boutayeb, Thane Baker, Viktor Markin, Tom Kiely, and Akitsugu Konno.
1911 - 1956
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,409
1888 - 1971
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,410
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 1,411
1857 - 1901
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 1,412
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 1,413
1883 - 1967
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 1,414
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 1,415
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 1,416
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 1,417
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 1,418
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 1,419
1869 - 1951
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 1,420
1944 - 2019
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 1,421
Among people born in 1888, Christian Gitsham ranks 231. Before him are Paul Niggli, George B. Seitz, Chandrashekhar Agashe, Tris Speaker, Joseph Pletincx, and Osvald Moberg. After him are Joyce Cary, Nils Silfverskiöld, Gabriel Thorstensen, Georges Vanier, David Jacobs, and Jack Holt. Among people deceased in 1956, Christian Gitsham ranks 193. Before him are Charley Grapewin, Marion Leonard, Chandrashekhar Agashe, Henry Stephenson, Georg Brustad, and René Bougnol. After him are Sam Langford, Fanny Durack, Holmes Herbert, Bob Sweikert, Paul Kelly, and Malik Ghulam Muhammad.
1888 - 1953
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 225
1888 - 1944
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 226
1888 - 1956
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 227
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 228
1888 - 1971
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 229
1888 - 1933
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 230
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 231
1888 - 1957
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 232
1888 - 1957
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 233
1888 - 1974
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 234
1888 - 1967
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 235
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 236
1888 - 1951
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 237
1869 - 1956
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 187
1881 - 1956
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 188
1888 - 1956
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 189
1871 - 1956
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 190
1892 - 1956
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 191
1911 - 1956
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 192
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 193
1886 - 1956
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 194
1889 - 1956
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 195
1882 - 1956
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 196
1926 - 1956
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 197
1899 - 1956
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 198
1895 - 1956
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 199
Among people born in South Africa, Christian Gitsham ranks 169 out of 374. Before him are Sol Plaatje (1876), Bram Fischer (1908), Gordon Hodgson (1904), Grace Mugabe (1965), Enoch Sontonga (1873), and Caster Semenya (1991). After him are Griselda Pollock (1949), Dimas (1969), Antjie Krog (1952), Joan Harrison (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), and Wendy Beckett (1930).
1876 - 1932
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 163
1908 - 1975
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 164
1904 - 1951
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 165
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 166
1873 - 1905
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 167
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 168
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 169
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 170
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 171
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 172
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 173
1920 - 2006
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 174
1930 - 2018
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 175
Among athletes born in South Africa, Christian Gitsham ranks 8. Before him are Esther Brand (1922), Reggie Walker (1889), Sid Atkinson (1901), Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), and Caster Semenya (1991). After him are Lawrence Stevens (1913), Clarence Walker (1898), Lillian Board (1948), Zola Budd (1966), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), and Josia Thugwane (1971).
1922 - 2015
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 2
1889 - 1951
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 3
1901 - 1977
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 4
1894 - 1948
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 5
1909 - 1993
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 6
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 7
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 8
1913 - 1989
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 9
1898 - 1957
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 10
1948 - 1970
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 12
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 13
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 14