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Dave Power

1928 - 2014

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David William Power (14 July 1928 – 1 February 2014) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres during his career. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 10,000 metres where he won the bronze medal. Quote by Herb Elliott, “Dave Power . . . is perhaps the most lion-hearted athlete I’ve known . . Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Power has received more than 2,007 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Power is the 1,713th most popular athlete, the 372nd most popular biography from Australia and the 15th most popular Australian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dave Power ranks 1,713 out of 3,059. Before him are Toma Simionov, Mayumi Aoki, Bernhard Lehmann, John Powell, Gabriela Koukalová, and Barbara Ferrell. After him are Frederick Sheffield, Elena Horvat, Andrea Henkel, Darius Kasparaitis, Antonio Rossi, and Sandra Perković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Dave Power ranks 490. Before him are Samuel Adler, Harold Prince, Allen Stack, Vince Edwards, Věra Růžičková, and Tom Aldredge. After him are Jackie Mason, William Kennedy, Jim Rathmann, Bruce Forsyth, Barbara Nichols, and Joseph Bernardin. Among people deceased in 2014, Dave Power ranks 470. Before him are John Houbolt, Barbara Prammer, Mónica Spear, Imre Gedővári, Rainer Hasler, and Leslie Feinberg. After him are K. Balachander, Bill Mulliken, Bob Hastings, Bobby Collins, Krzysztof Krauze, and Mary Ann Mobley.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Dave Power ranks 372 out of 925. Before him are Bill Hayden (1933), Norman Thomas Gilroy (1896), Frank Farina (1964), Ned Zelic (1971), Richard Flanagan (1961), and Billy Bevan (1887). After him are Shaun Tan (1974), Coral Buttsworth (1900), Samara Weaving (1992), Joshua Kennedy (1982), Mitchell Langerak (1988), and Delta Goodrem (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Dave Power ranks 15. Before him are Shirley Strickland (1925), Stan Rowley (1876), Norma Croker (1934), Cathy Freeman (1973), Joyce King (1920), and Herb Elliott (1938). After him are Andrew Hoy (1959), Al Lawrence (1930), Rick Mitchell (1955), Pam Kilborn (1939), Fleur Mellor (1936), and Lorraine Crapp (1938).

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