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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 389,298 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Smith is the 6,986th most popular athlete (down from 4,254th in 2019), the 441st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 356th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 31.14

    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 6,986 out of 6,025. Before him are Rebecca Henderson, Dawn Harper-Nelson, Tanja Frank, Sönke Rothenberger, Giovanni Tocci, and Eusebio Cáceres. After him are Anita Horvat, Javon Francis, Trevor Stewart, Aslanbek Shymbergenov, Glenn Eller, and Rob Waddell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, John Smith ranks 1,467. Before him are Ilwad Elman, Henri Lansbury, Elli Avram, Reuben Gabriel, Olesia Romasenko, and Andreas Toba. After him are Nahki Wells, Joe Root, Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev, Yauhen Tsurkin, Leah Kirchmann, and Pallavi Sharda.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Smith ranks 441 out of 454. Before him are Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Stefan de Bod (1996), 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 47. 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), Antonio Alkana (1990), Matthew Brittain (1987), Jordy Smith (1988), Bianca Buitendag (1993), and Sizwe Ndlovu (1980).

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