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Ian O'Brien

1947 - Today

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Ian Lovett O'Brien (born 3 March 1947) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time. He won five Commonwealth Games gold medals and claimed a total of nine individual and six relay titles at the Australian Championships, before retiring at the age of 21 due to financial pressures. After showing promise at an early age, O'Brien was sent to Sydney to train under renowned coach Forbes Carlile and his breaststroke assistant Terry Gathercole. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian O'Brien has received more than 93,993 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian O'Brien is the 242nd most popular swimmer, the 549th most popular biography from Australia and the 18th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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  • 94k

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  • 45.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ian O'Brien ranks 242 out of 709. Before him are David Theile, Ines Geissler, Albán Vermes, Mireia Belmonte, Hilda James, and Milorad Čavić. After him are Rūta Meilutytė, Therese Alshammar, Tim Shaw, Silke Hörner, Ginny Duenkel, and Uwe Dassler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ian O'Brien ranks 863. Before him are Andy Sutcliffe, Allan Lichtman, Judith Heumann, Federico Peña, John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, and Christine Gregoire. After him are Mona Marshall, Paula Deen, Andrew Card, Sandra Chick, Eliot Engel, and Ginny Duenkel.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ian O'Brien ranks 549 out of 1,143. Before him are Mark Milligan (1985), Mitchell Duke (1991), David Andersen (1980), Derek Muller (1982), Brian McGuire (1945), and Joey Didulica (1977). After him are Luke Mitchell (1985), Snowy Baker (1884), Alex Brosque (1983), Morgan Davies (2001), Richard Flanagan (1961), and H. V. Evatt (1894).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Ian O'Brien ranks 18. Before him are Shane Gould (1956), Kevin Berry (1945), Gail Neall (1955), Boy Charlton (1907), Jon Henricks (1935), and David Theile (1938). After him are Giaan Rooney (1982), Beverley Whitfield (1954), Sandra Morgan (1942), Bronte Barratt (1989), Grant Hackett (1980), and Petria Thomas (1975).

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