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Dave Wottle

1950 - Today

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David James Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a world record holder in the 800 meters. In 1973, Wottle also ran the then-3rd fastest mile in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Wottle has received more than 859,934 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Wottle is the 1,685th most popular athlete (down from 909th in 2019), the 10,107th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,370th in 2019) and the 288th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 860k

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  • 51.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dave Wottle ranks 1,685 out of 6,025. Before him are Ludmila Engquist, Charles Grimes, Charles Kieffer, Dieter Schubert, Bohuslav Karlík, and Ernesto Canto. After him are Flavio, Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, Tia Hellebaut, Zygmunt Chychła, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Gisela Birkemeyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Dave Wottle ranks 561. Before him are Dave Stewart, Eijun Kiyokumo, Rolf Rüssmann, Mike Campbell, Kabiné Komara, and Chris Claremont. After him are Mariz Kemal, Albertas Šimėnas, Přemysl Bičovský, Nijolė Sabaitė, Francisco Uría, and Bruno Gollnisch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Wottle ranks 10,107 out of 20,380. Before him are Giuseppe Rossi (1987), Lee Archambault (1960), John Delaney (1963), Thelma Kalama (1931), Frank Ramsey (1931), and Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825). After him are Teri Polo (1969), Mike Honda (1941), Joe Lo Truglio (1970), David Bordwell (1947), Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), and Sydney Sweeney (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dave Wottle ranks 288. Before him are Ollan Cassell (1937), Kim Min-jae (null), Bob Hayes (1942), William Thompson (1908), Charles Grimes (1935), and Charles Kieffer (1910). After him are Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), John Miller (1903), Leroy Burrell (1967), William Hogenson (1884), Isabelle Daniels (1937), and Alfred Lane (1891).

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