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John Smith

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John Smith (born 12 January 1990) is a South African rower. He won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with teammates James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, and Sizwe Ndlovu. In 2014, he won the men's lightweight double sculls with Thompson at the World Championships, setting a world's best time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Smith has received more than 384,058 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Smith is the 5,681st most popular athlete (down from 4,254th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 356th in 2019) and the 35th most popular South African Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Smith ranks 5,681 out of 6,025. Before him are David Florence, Sudaporn Seesondee, Are Strandli, Ese Brume, Dawn Harper-Nelson, and Sönke Rothenberger. After him are Javon Francis, Glenn Eller, Rob Waddell, Jevaughn Minzie, Matthew Hudson-Smith, and Hakan Reçber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, John Smith ranks 1,377. Before him are Bruno Suzuki, Juan Rafael Fuentes, Ilwad Elman, Henri Lansbury, Elli Avram, and Reuben Gabriel. After him are Nahki Wells, Joe Root, Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev, Leah Kirchmann, Pallavi Sharda, and Kasey Smith.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 428 out of 454. Before him are Ryk Neethling (1977), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Kamohelo Mokotjo (1991), Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Cyril Nzama (1974). After him are Dale Steyn (1983), Tokelo Rantie (1990), Keanu Baccus (1998), Andrew Surman (1986), Dean Furman (1988), and Murray Stewart (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 35. Before him are Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Akani Simbine (1993), Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Clinton Hill (1980), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), and Karin Melis Mey (1983). After him are Murray Stewart (1986), Matthew Brittain (1987), Sizwe Ndlovu (1980), Shaun Keeling (1987), Lawrence Brittain (1990), and Cecil Afrika (1988).

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