1990 - Today
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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Among athletes, John Smith ranks 4,256 out of 3,059. Before 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.
1988 - Present
HPI: 18.86
Rank: 4,250
1993 - Present
HPI: 18.85
Rank: 4,251
1991 - Present
HPI: 18.85
Rank: 4,252
1999 - Present
HPI: 18.84
Rank: 4,253
1989 - Present
HPI: 18.84
Rank: 4,254
1988 - Present
HPI: 18.83
Rank: 4,255
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.78
Rank: 4,256
1994 - Present
HPI: 18.77
Rank: 4,257
1989 - Present
HPI: 18.76
Rank: 4,258
1983 - Present
HPI: 18.75
Rank: 4,259
1982 - Present
HPI: 18.75
Rank: 4,260
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.73
Rank: 4,261
1989 - Present
HPI: 18.73
Rank: 4,262
Among people born in 1990, John Smith ranks 1,197. Before 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.
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.90
Rank: 1,191
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.90
Rank: 1,192
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.89
Rank: 1,193
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.82
Rank: 1,194
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.82
Rank: 1,195
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.81
Rank: 1,196
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.78
Rank: 1,197
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.76
Rank: 1,198
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.75
Rank: 1,199
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.73
Rank: 1,200
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.71
Rank: 1,201
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.70
Rank: 1,202
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.70
Rank: 1,203
Among people born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 357 out of 374. Before 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).
1980 - Present
HPI: 19.94
Rank: 351
1984 - Present
HPI: 19.89
Rank: 352
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.76
Rank: 353
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.64
Rank: 354
2002 - Present
HPI: 19.20
Rank: 355
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.11
Rank: 356
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.78
Rank: 357
1981 - Present
HPI: 18.42
Rank: 358
1986 - Present
HPI: 18.29
Rank: 359
1984 - Present
HPI: 18.18
Rank: 360
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.12
Rank: 361
1980 - Present
HPI: 17.61
Rank: 362
1983 - Present
HPI: 17.29
Rank: 363
Among athletes born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 29. Before 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).
1973 - Present
HPI: 22.90
Rank: 23
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.78
Rank: 24
1974 - Present
HPI: 22.42
Rank: 25
1983 - Present
HPI: 21.60
Rank: 26
1982 - Present
HPI: 21.11
Rank: 27
1985 - Present
HPI: 20.50
Rank: 28
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.78
Rank: 29
1980 - Present
HPI: 17.24
Rank: 30
1987 - Present
HPI: 16.40
Rank: 31
1992 - Present
HPI: 16.03
Rank: 32