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Lillian Board

1948 - 1970

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Lillian Barbara Board, (13 December 1948 – 26 December 1970) was a British athlete. She won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lillian Board has received more than 243,638 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Lillian Board is the 1,630th most popular athlete (down from 1,136th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 182nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lillian Board ranks 1,630 out of 3,059Before her are Phil Edwards, Fyodor Simashev, Kim Collins, Frank Havens, Andrey Abduvaliyev, and Stefan Lövgren. After her are Pertti Purhonen, Igor Romishevsky, Mac Wilkins, Werner von Moltke, Peter Mueller, and Abel Kiviat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Lillian Board ranks 623Before her are Javier Aguirresarobe, Wayne Kramer, Hans van Helden, Patrice Rio, Lewis Black, and Edward Lachman. After her are Trevor Brooking, Srgjan Kerim, David Marks, Juan José Muñante, Mario Aldo Montano, and Saroj Khan. Among people deceased in 1970, Lillian Board ranks 241Before her are William Beaudine, Earl Eby, Chester Morris, Feroz Khan Noon, Richard Cushing, and Charlie Ruggles. After her are Patricia Ellis, Rose McConnell Long, and Walter Reuther.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Lillian Board ranks 190 out of 374Before her are Lawrence Stevens (1913), Clarence Walker (1898), Athol Fugard (1932), Bessie Head (1937), Neville Lederle (1938), and Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984). After her are Ernie Pieterse (1938), Steven Pienaar (1982), Luki Botha (1930), Kevin Anderson (1986), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), and Reeva Steenkamp (1983).

Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Lillian Board ranks 11Before her are Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), Caster Semenya (1991), Christian Gitsham (1888), Lawrence Stevens (1913), and Clarence Walker (1898). After her are Zola Budd (1966), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Josia Thugwane (1971), Frantz Kruger (1975), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980).