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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 3rd fastest Mile in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Wottle has received more than 770,085 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Dave Wottle is the 910th most popular athlete (down from 577th in 2019), the 8,388th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,281st in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dave Wottle ranks 910 out of 3,059. Before him are Giovanni Scatturin, Mildred McDaniel, Giuliano Nostini, Bo Ekelund, Oswald Zappelli, and Rolf Danneberg. After him are Shawn Rhoden, Galina Gorokhova, Paul Tergat, Sotirios Versis, Louis Abell, and György Gedó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Dave Wottle ranks 416. Before him are Kessai Note, Gil, Tatyana Ovechkina, Giorgio Faletti, Bertrand Meyer, and Jean-Paul Dubois. After him are Vladislav Bogićević, Walter Becker, Alan Sorrenti, Yuji Hyakutake, Peter Jurasik, and Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Wottle ranks 8,388 out of 18,182. Before him are James P. Bagian (1952), Reid Hoffman (1967), Gregory Sierra (1937), Magic Sam (1937), David Benioff (1970), and Jeremy Piven (1965). After him are Paul Pierce (1977), Marty Robbins (1925), Jordan Peele (1979), Vera-Ellen (1921), G. D. Spradlin (1920), and Sonny Terry (1911).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dave Wottle ranks 172. Before him are Bill Nieder (1933), Max Emmerich (1879), George Baird (1907), Charles King (1880), Arnie Robinson (1948), and Mildred McDaniel (1933). After him are Louis Abell (1884), Burton Downing (1885), Arthur Shaw (1886), Daniel Kinsey (1902), Charles Greene (1945), and Lee Calhoun (1933).

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