ATHLETE

Josef Holeček

1921 - 2005

Photo of Josef Holeček

Icon of person Josef Holeček

Josef Holeček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛv ˈɦolɛtʃɛk]; 25 January 1921 – 20 February 2005) was a Czechoslovakian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the C-1 1000 m event in both 1948 and 1952. Holeček was born in Říčany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josef Holeček has received more than 6,551 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Josef Holeček is the 942nd most popular athlete (down from 703rd in 2019), the 677th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 599th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Czech Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josef Holeček ranks 942 out of 6,025. Before him are Giovanni Invernizzi, Rupert Hollaus, Tatyana Prorochenko, Emil Kellenberger, Armand Duplantis, and György Gedó. After him are William Petersson, Frank Wykoff, George Larner, Albert Champoudry, Piero D'Inzeo, and Fleur Mellor.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Josef Holeček ranks 353. Before him are John Pritchard, Dennis Brain, Phạm Duy, Denys de La Patellière, Herb Ellis, and Giorgio Scarlatti. After him are Abdul Qadir al-Badri, Patricia Wrightson, Theodore Van Kirk, Jimmy Giuffre, Joann Lõssov, and Alexis Smith. Among people deceased in 2005, Josef Holeček ranks 274. Before him are Dahlia Ravikovitch, Sergei Starostin, Sergio Cervato, David Diamond, Wolfgang Blochwitz, and Jerzy Pawłowski. After him are Henry Källgren, Lane Smith, Parveen Babi, Viktor Kapitonov, Carl Amery, and Maria Vierdag.

Others Born in 1921

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2005

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Josef Holeček ranks 677 out of 1,200. Before him are Wenzel Müller (1767), Karolína Kurková (1984), Lubomir Kavalek (1943), Karel Absolon (1877), František Křižík (1847), and Edmund Reitter (1845). After him are Karel Koželuh (1895), Alena Vrzáňová (1931), Vladimír Zábrodský (1923), Hana Mašková (1949), Jan Sokol (1936), and Bohuslav Sobotka (1971).

Others born in Czechia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Josef Holeček ranks 19. Before him are Zdeněk Pecka (1954), Jan Brzák-Felix (1912), Miloslava Rezková (1950), Gerhard Auer (1943), Barbora Špotáková (1981), and Roman Šebrle (1974). After him are Hugo Simon (1942), Jan Jindra (1932), Jiří Havlis (1932), Jan Mrvík (1939), František Douda (1908), and Bohumil Němeček (1938).

Czech born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous