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Dorothy Manley

1927 - 2021

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Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Parlett; 29 April 1927 – 31 October 2021) was a British sprinter. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 100 metres where she won the silver medal with a time of 12.2 seconds. She was the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Manley has received more than 31,429 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Manley is the 177th most popular athlete, the 2,414th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 8th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorothy Manley ranks 177 out of 3,059. Before her are Helen Stephens, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Pietro Mennea, Faina Melnik, Terry Fox, and Dorian Yates. After her are Carl Diem, Harry Porter, Inessa Kravets, Ralph Rose, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, and Janusz Kusociński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Dorothy Manley ranks 183. Before her are Sadako Ogata, Vladimir Kuts, Emmanuel III Delly, Dany Robin, Robert N. Bellah, and Henning Carlsen. After her are Shoji Nishio, Mirtha Legrand, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Josep Maria Subirachs, John Ashbery, and Richard Johnson. Among people deceased in 2021, Dorothy Manley ranks 319. Before her are Vladimir Shadrin, Hana Hegerová, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Chris Dickerson, Al Unser, and Joey Jordison. After her are Benigno Aquino III, Arthur Dion Hanna, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Ng Man-tat, Jean-Denis Bredin, and Yıldırım Akbulut.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Manley ranks 2,414 out of 7,765. Before her are Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876), Philip Catherine (1942), Dorian Yates (1962), Alfred Deller (1912), William Jackson Hooker (1785), and May Whitty (1865). After her are Fred West (1941), Cynegils (575), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), John Madden (1949), Bill Ivy (1942), and Blaze Bayley (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Manley ranks 8. Before her are Sebastian Coe (1956), Thomas Hicks (1876), Robert Hichens (1882), Harold Abrahams (1899), Roger Bannister (1929), and Dorian Yates (1962). After her are Alfred Tysoe (1874), Ken McArthur (1881), Jonathan Edwards (1966), Arthur Russell (1886), George S. Robertson (1872), and Robert Lindsay (1890).

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