BOXER

Janusz Gortat

1948 - 2023

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Janusz Kazimierz Gortat (5 November 1948 – 19 December 2023) was a Polish boxer, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1972 and 1976. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (up to 81 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by the eventual winners (Leon Spinks of the United States in 1976 and Mate Parlov of Yugoslavia in 1972). Born in Brzozów, he was the father of NBA basketball player Marcin Gortat and boxer Robert Gortat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janusz Gortat has received more than 108,982 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Janusz Gortat is the 66th most popular boxer, the 870th most popular biography from Poland and the most popular Polish Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Janusz Gortat ranks 66 out of 496. Before him are Félix Savón, Marijan Beneš, Joe Bugner, Nils Ramm, Vladimir Yengibaryan, and Canelo Álvarez. After him are Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Alexis Argüello, Július Torma, Michael Spinks, Carmen Basilio, and Frederick Grace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Janusz Gortat ranks 363. Before him are Louis Raphaël I Sako, John Ashton, Sinéad Cusack, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, Bobby Orr, and Geoff Nicholls. After him are Catherine Millet, Felix Kulov, M. C. Gainey, JoBeth Williams, You Si-kun, and Régis Wargnier. Among people deceased in 2023, Janusz Gortat ranks 367. Before him are Charles W. Misner, Yacouba Sawadogo, Annie Wersching, Maurizio Costanzo, Richard Moll, and Simone Segouin. After him are Waldemar Victorino, Rafiq Nishonov, András Adorján, Vera T. Sós, Jacques Gaillot, and Fiona Graham.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Janusz Gortat ranks 870 out of 1,694. Before him are Henryk Sławik (1894), Ignacy Potocki (1750), Martin Rathke (1793), Stanislaus Papczyński (1631), Paul Gordan (1837), and Walter Thiel (1910). After him are Klaus Hänsch (1938), Zbigniew Oleśnicki (1389), Jakub Błaszczykowski (1985), Ewa Demarczyk (1941), Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (1950), and Henryk Arctowski (1871).

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Among BOXERS In Poland

Among boxers born in Poland, Janusz Gortat ranks 1. After him are Andrew Golota (1968), Willy Kaiser (1912), Jerzy Kulej (1940), Dariusz Michalczewski (1968), Jan Szczepański (1939), Hans Ziglarski (1905), and Tomasz Adamek (1976).

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