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Eric Verdonk

1959 - 2020

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Eric Franciscus Maria Verdonk (28 May 1959 – 3 April 2020) was a New Zealand rower who won bronze medals in the single sculls events at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1986 Commonwealth Games, and 1990 World Rowing Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Verdonk has received more than 48,021 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Eric Verdonk is the 3,730th most popular athlete (down from 2,566th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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  • 48k

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  • 41.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eric Verdonk ranks 3,730 out of 6,025. Before him are Vincent Defrasne, Thomas Schmidt, Vítězslav Veselý, Amar Benikhlef, Daniel Evans, and Ilario Di Buò. After him are Mariya Savinova, Harald Winkler, Yoshiaki Oiwa, Svetla Dimitrova, Jorge Sánchez, and José Manuel Martínez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Eric Verdonk ranks 776. Before him are Jill Evans, Ricky Pierce, Fred Couples, Lawrie Sanchez, Winnie Byanyima, and Mark Kirk. After him are Hajime Ishii, Dave Beasant, Victoria Jackson, Judith Collins, Andy Holmes, and Christin Cooper. Among people deceased in 2020, Eric Verdonk ranks 872. Before him are Maksim Tsyhalka, Nicolas Portal, Ebru Timtik, Adam Schlesinger, Clifford Robinson, and Tom Forsyth. After him are Pete Stark, Sarah Hegazi, Oscar Cruz, King Von, Mohamed Abarhoun, and Tony Hsieh.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Eric Verdonk ranks 194 out of 303. Before him are Kerry Bishé (1984), Lorraine Moller (1955), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), Grant Bowler (1968), KJ Apa (1997), and Robert Whittaker (1990). After him are Winston Reid (1988), Joseph Parker (1992), Brodie Retallick (1991), Steven Adams (1993), Laurel Hubbard (1978), and Kieran Read (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Eric Verdonk ranks 29. Before him are José Reyes (null), Fabiana (null), Chris Harris (null), Bevan Docherty (1977), Grant Bramwell (1961), and Lorraine Moller (1955). After him are Laurel Hubbard (1978), Barbara Kendall (1967), Hamish Kerr (null), Hamish Carter (1971), Lisa Carrington (1989), and Tom Walsh (1992).

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