SWIMMER

Gérard Blitz

1901 - 1979

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Gérard Blitz (1 August 1901 – 8 March 1979) was a Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gérard Blitz has received more than 3,243 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gérard Blitz is the 33rd most popular swimmer, the 710th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 2nd most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Gérard Blitz ranks 33 out of 709. Before him are Kornelia Ender, Đurđica Bjedov, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Ferenc Csik, Ann Curtis, and Yasuji Miyazaki. After him are Ian Thorpe, Éva Novák-Gerard, Judit Temes, Frederick Lane, Clarke Scholes, and Marie Braun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Gérard Blitz ranks 231. Before him are Rudolf Wetzer, Oleksiy Fedorov, Bebe Daniels, Joseph Wendel, Sid Atkinson, and Ondino Viera. After him are Norah Borges, Otto Heckmann, Aleksandrs Čaks, Sergey Obraztsov, Charles Stark Draper, and Sam Spiegel. Among people deceased in 1979, Gérard Blitz ranks 187. Before him are Walther Müller, Pyotr Gavrilov, Bernt Evensen, Jan de Klerk, Corinne Griffith, and Sigrid Fick. After him are Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Michael Wilding, Stan Kenton, Hans von Funck, Maurizio Arena, and Nikolai Tikhonov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gérard Blitz ranks 710 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Voogd (1768), Eddy Treijtel (1946), Albert Kluyver (1888), Alexander Rueb (1882), Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (1966), and Bas Jan Ader (1942). After him are Thérèse Schwartze (1851), Mieke Bal (1946), Adrie Koster (1954), Erwin Olaf (1959), Anouk (1975), and John Bosman (1965).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Gérard Blitz ranks 2. Before him are Rie Mastenbroek (1919). After him are Marie Braun (1911), Willy den Ouden (1918), Nida Senff (1920), Tini Wagner (1919), Maria Vierdag (1905), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Nel van Vliet (1926), Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), Ada Kok (1947), and Inge de Bruijn (1973).

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