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John Disley

1928 - 2016

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John Ivor Disley CBE (20 November 1928 – 8 February 2016) was a Welsh athlete. He competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase before co-founding the London Marathon and becoming active in sports promotion and administration. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Disley has received more than 43,910 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Disley is the 2,350th most popular athlete, the 6,174th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 80th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 32.56

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Disley ranks 2,350 out of 3,059. Before him are Yargelis Savigne, Yekaterina Volkova, Marlene Mathews, Daniel Müller, Olena Petrova, and Valeriy Medvedtsev. After him are Fabiana Murer, Anton Shipulin, Andrew Valmon, Danuta Kozák, Piotr Małachowski, and Karine Ruby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, John Disley ranks 509. Before him are Salvador Laurel, John Ingle, Albert Brewer, Fatima Meer, Chris Brasher, and Slade Gorton.  Among people deceased in 2016, John Disley ranks 542. Before him are Wendell R. Anderson, Marvin Kaplan, Mike Oxley, René Marsiglia, Arthur Maia, and Henry Worsley. After him are Rob Ford, Frank Kelly, Deborah S. Jin, Carlos Loyzaga, Rémy Vogel, and Dave Mirra.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Disley ranks 6,174 out of 7,765. Before him are Steven Price (1977), Jimmy Adamson (1929), Matt Ridley (1958), Derek Dougan (1938), Donna Lewis (1973), and Lee Ingleby (1976). After him are Jonathan Bailey (1988), Tessa Jowell (1947), Frank McLintock (1939), Steve Bould (1962), Zawe Ashton (1984), and Charlie George (1950).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, John Disley ranks 80. Before him are Paul Nihill (1939), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Sandra Chick (1947), Dorothy Hyman (1941), Derek Redmond (1965), and Sheila Sherwood (1945). After him are Sarah Stevenson (1983), Richard Meade (1938), Jean Pickering (1929), Alan Pascoe (1947), Derek Ibbotson (1932), and Colin Jackson (1967).

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