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Michael Wheeler

1935 - 2020

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Michael Keith Valentine "Mike" Wheeler (14 February 1935 in Watford – 15 January 2020 in Poole) was a British athlete who competed in the 440 yards / 400 metres track events. He competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay with his teammates Peter Higgins, John Salisbury, and Derek Johnson. In the 440 yards event, Wheeler was the English public schools record holder in 1953, the joint English Native record holder in 1955, and the British over 30s and AAA Champion in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Wheeler has received more than 18,596 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Wheeler is the 1,848th most popular athlete, the 5,238th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 72nd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 42.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Wheeler ranks 1,848 out of 6,025. Before him are Shunkichi Hamada, James Workman, Zdeněk Škrland, Yulia Ryabchinskaya, Alf Hansen, and Arthur Schnabel. After him are Birutė Kalėdienė, Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Paula Ivan, Larry Myricks, Earl Eby, and Richard Louis Duckett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Michael Wheeler ranks 497. Before him are Frank Schepke, Marilee Stepan, Vasil Metodiev, Rudi Hoffmann, Malcolm Bilson, and Ronald Pettersson. After him are Hermann Nuber, Jürgen Werner, Manfred Germar, Anne Reid, Ferenc Török, and Joan Harrison. Among people deceased in 2020, Michael Wheeler ranks 672. Before him are Rudi Hoffmann, John Prine, Vidin Apostolov, Bryan Sykes, Owen Arthur, and Millie Small. After him are Clayton Christensen, Antonina Ryzhova, Stephen Tataw, John Houghton, Arturo Chaires, and Hossein Sheikholeslam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Wheeler ranks 5,238 out of 8,785. Before him are Horace Bailey (1881), Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865), John Stones (1994), Eric Brandon (1920), Ken Bates (1931), and Hermione Gingold (1897). After him are Lewis Capaldi (1996), John Simm (1970), Pat Rice (1949), Graham Parker (1950), Flora Murray (1869), and Sonique (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Michael Wheeler ranks 72. Before him are Peter Wright (1970), David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905), George Cornet (1877), Harold Whitlock (1903), Janet Simpson (1944), and Basil Heatley (1933). After him are Tony Nash (1936), George Goulding (1884), Fiona May (1969), George Hutson (1889), Paula Radcliffe (1973), and Gillian Sheen (1928).

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