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John Smith

1990 - Today

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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 362,282 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Smith is the 4,256th most popular athlete (down from 2,964th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 308th in 2019) and the 29th most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 18.78

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  • 16

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  • 5.56

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  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Smith ranks 4,256 out of 3,059Before him are Keston Bledman, Shanice Craft, Chanatip Sonkham, Dejan Georgievski, Lu Chunlong, and Yury Postrigay. After him are Halimah Nakaayi, Jérémie Azou, Philipp Zeller, Mathew Belcher, Paul Tanui, and Dejen Gebremeskel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, John Smith ranks 1,197Before him are Filip Kiss, Luke Combs, Kriti Kharbanda, Shota Aoki, Toyofumi Sakano, and Edson. After him are Josh James, Ryo Shinzato, Paul Tanui, Helene Olafsen, Ryohei Arai, and Josefina Sruoga.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 357 out of 374Before him are Kevin Pietersen (1980), Faf du Plessis (1984), Teko Modise (1982), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), and Louis Oosthuizen (1982). After him are Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), Andrew Surman (1986), Charl Schwartzel (1984), Tokelo Rantie (1990), Surprise Moriri (1980), and Dale Steyn (1983).

Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 29Before him are Okkert Brits (1973), Sunette Viljoen (1983), Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), and L. J. van Zyl (1985). After him are Sizwe Ndlovu (1980), Matthew Brittain (1987), and Anaso Jobodwana (1992).

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