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Harold Whitlock

1903 - 1985

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Hector Harold Whitlock (16 December 1903 – 27 December 1985) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He attended Hendon School, then Hendon County School, in North London, where he planted in 1936 an oak tree sapling presented to him, along with his gold medal, by Adolf Hitler at the Olympic Games. Whitlock won his first national title in 1933. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Whitlock has received more than 23,929 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Harold Whitlock is the 1,493rd most popular athlete (down from 949th in 2019), the 5,054th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,644th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

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  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harold Whitlock ranks 1,493 out of 3,059. Before him are Nesta Carter, Otto Fickeisen, Steve Redgrave, Milena Duchková, Nezha Bidouane, and Rita Kühne. After him are Tomas Johansson, Claudia Losch, Andrey Perlov, Earl Eby, Douglas Lowe, and Thomas Schönlebe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Harold Whitlock ranks 313. Before him are Tadeusz Friedrich, George E. Stone, Edgar Buchanan, Binnie Barnes, Clare Boothe Luce, and Ernst Klodwig. After him are Hughie Gallacher, June Marlowe, Ray Noble, Daphne Akhurst, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Fernand Jourdant. Among people deceased in 1985, Harold Whitlock ranks 243. Before him are Gladys Egan, Jack Medica, Phil Silvers, Evelyn Ankers, Margo, and Carmen Barth. After him are Saunders Lewis, Carlos P. Romulo, John Davis Lodge, Horatio Fitch, Coral Buttsworth, and Stepin Fetchit.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Whitlock ranks 5,054 out of 7,765. Before him are Ivor Montagu (1904), Dave Greenfield (1949), Steve Redgrave (1962), Kenny Acheson (1957), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), and Alan Rees (1938). After him are Sydney Camm (1893), Anne Reid (1935), Heather Mills (1968), Peter Ashdown (1934), James Marsh (1963), and Toby Regbo (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Harold Whitlock ranks 51. Before him are Nancy Mackay (1922), Jack Beresford (1899), Basil Heatley (1933), Sheila Lerwill (1928), Ken Matthews (1934), and Steve Redgrave (1962). After him are Douglas Lowe (1902), Daley Thompson (1958), Steve Ovett (1955), David Jacobs (1888), Queenie Newall (1854), and Allan Wells (1952).

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