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Dave Schultz

1959 - 1996

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David Lesley Schultz (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American Olympic and World champion freestyle wrestler, and a seven-time World and Olympic medalist. He coached individuals and teams at the college level and also privately. Dave and his brother, wrestler Mark Schultz, both won gold at the same Olympics (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Schultz has received more than 15,705 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Dave Schultz is the 202nd most popular wrestler (down from 201st in 2019), the 9,249th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,953rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Dave Schultz ranks 202 out of 1,027Before him are Kurt Pettersén, Bam Bam Bigelow, Nicolae Martinescu, Umaga, Robert Pearce, and Søren Marinus Jensen. After him are Atsuji Miyahara, Ahmet Kireççi, Vítězslav Mácha, William Smith, Georgi Markov, and György Gurics.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Dave Schultz ranks 376Before him are Urs Meier, Vigdis Hjorth, Päivi Räsänen, Sylvia Hanika, Kathy Hilton, and Daniel Goldhagen. After him are François Chau, Lene Hau, Noureddine Bedoui, Ajay Banga, Gregg Araki, and Chris Hadfield. Among people deceased in 1996, Dave Schultz ranks 305Before him are Niní Marshall, Tokiharu Abe, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Mark Lenard, Robert Pearce, and Barney Ewell. After him are Célestin Delmer, Müfide İlhan, Robert F. Overmyer, Bohuslav Karlík, François Picard, and Eleazar de Carvalho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Schultz ranks 9,249 out of 20,380Before him are Scott Caan (1976), John C. Pemberton (1814), Nikki Reed (1988), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Dan Haggerty (1942), and James Scott (1885). After him are Cole Hauser (1975), Chelsea Field (1957), Daniel Kelly (1883), Charles Brown (1922), Fred M. Vinson (1890), and Clyde Cessna (1879).

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Dave Schultz ranks 70Before him are Mark Schultz (1960), Paul Heyman (1965), Kevin Von Erich (1957), Verne Gagne (1926), Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), and Robert Pearce (1908). After him are William Smith (1928), Lex Luger (1958), Jim Duggan (1954), Don Frye (1965), Eric Bischoff (1955), and Ricky Steamboat (1953).