1954 - 1976
Ivo Van Damme (21 February 1954 – 29 December 1976) was a Belgian middle-distance runner. Van Damme played football until he was 16, but then switched to athletics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivo Van Damme has received more than 71,277 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ivo Van Damme is the 293rd most popular athlete (up from 373rd in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 524th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Ivo Van Damme ranks 293 out of 3,059. Before him are Jaak Uudmäe, András Balczó, Yiannis Kouros, Joanni Perronet, Edward Cook, and Sueo Ōe. After him are Yrjö Nikkanen, Henry Carr, Nam Sung-yong, Jean Shiley, John Kuck, and Jaan Kikkas.
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 287
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 288
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 289
1877 - 1950
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 290
1888 - 1972
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 291
1914 - 1941
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 292
1954 - 1976
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 293
1914 - 1985
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 294
1941 - 2015
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 295
1912 - 2001
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 296
1911 - 1998
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 297
1905 - 1986
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 298
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 299
Among people born in 1954, Ivo Van Damme ranks 219. Before him are Catherine Bach, Pascal Greggory, Jaak Uudmäe, Ross the Boss, Mohsen Rezaee, and Stina Ekblad. After him are Bouasone Bouphavanh, François Van der Elst, Koen Lenaerts, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Annette Haven, and Jan Theuninck. Among people deceased in 1976, Ivo Van Damme ranks 149. Before him are Walter Piston, Yashpal, Maurice Dobb, Rudi Fischer, Mariano Ospina Pérez, and Giuseppe Cavanna. After him are Richard Hughes, Manuel Olivares, Gina Bachauer, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Anna Hübler, and Giorgio Ferrini.
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 213
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 214
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 215
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 216
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 217
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 218
1954 - 1976
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 219
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 220
1954 - 2017
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 221
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 222
1954 - 2021
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 223
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 224
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 225
1894 - 1976
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 143
1903 - 1976
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 144
1900 - 1976
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 145
1912 - 1976
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 146
1891 - 1976
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 147
1905 - 1976
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 148
1954 - 1976
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 149
1900 - 1976
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 150
1909 - 1976
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 151
1913 - 1976
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 152
1885 - 1976
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 153
1885 - 1976
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 154
1939 - 1976
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 155
Among people born in Belgium, Ivo Van Damme ranks 499 out of 1,019. Before him are Willy Vandersteen (1913), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Henri Jaspar (1870), Jacques Moeschal (1900), and Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (1785). After him are Edward Van Dijck (1918), Jan Vertonghen (1987), George Van Biesbroeck (1880), Camille Lemonnier (1844), David Ruelle (1935), and Walthère Frère-Orban (1812).
1913 - 1990
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 493
1927 - 1953
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 494
1948 - 1971
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 495
1870 - 1939
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 496
1900 - 1956
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 497
1785 - 1871
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 498
1954 - 1976
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 499
1918 - 1977
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 500
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 501
1880 - 1974
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 502
1844 - 1913
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 503
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 504
1812 - 1896
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 505
Among athletes born in Belgium, Ivo Van Damme ranks 5. Before him are Gaston Reiff (1921), Hubert Van Innis (1866), Gaston Roelants (1937), and Joël Robert (1943). After him are Étienne Gailly (1922), Emiel Puttemans (1947), Aimé Haegeman (1861), Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), Désiré Beaurain (1881), Maurice Verdonck (1873), and Victor Willems (1877).
1921 - 1992
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1
1866 - 1961
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 2
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3
1943 - 2021
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 4
1954 - 1976
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 5
1922 - 1971
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 7
1861 - 1935
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 8
1874 - 1959
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 9
1881 - 1963
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 10
1873 - 1968
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 11
1877 - 1918
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 12