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Nathan Deakes

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Nathan Deakes (born 17 August 1977 in Geelong) is an Australian former race walker. Deakes trained with the Australian Institute of Sport under Ronald Weigel and Craig Hilliard. By performances, Deakes is Australia's best and most successful ever race walker, winning several international medals and holding many Australian and World Records. He was the 2006 Australian Male Athlete of the year, Australia's most prestigious sporting award across all sports. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nathan Deakes is the 4,067th most popular athlete (down from 2,851st in 2024), the 711th most popular biography from Australia (down from 532nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nathan Deakes ranks 4,067 out of 6,025. Before him are Caroline Evers-Swindell, Lee Dae-hoon, Vasilij Žbogar, Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, Anna Wood, and Stéphanie Possamaï. After him are Ray Armstead, Zhang Juanjuan, Eva Lund, Nick Green, Carlette Guidry-White, and Stéphane Diagana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Nathan Deakes ranks 813. Before him are Fernando Vargas, Michal Handzuš, Fabiano Eller, Kei Mikuriya, Tomoji Eguchi, and Salman Isa. After him are Katsushi Kurihara, Li Jinyu, He Ying, Wojciech Kowalewski, Kurt Bernard, and Yelena Godina.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Nathan Deakes ranks 711 out of 1,143. Before him are Bob Carr (1947), Damian Mori (1970), Ben Simmons (1996), Gillian Rolton (1956), David Michôd (1972), and Peter Dutton (1970). After him are Bronte Barratt (1989), Nick Green (1967), Maia Mitchell (1993), Ian Edmunds (1961), Wayne McCarney (1966), and Lara Cox (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Nathan Deakes ranks 59. Before him are Debbie Flintoff-King (1960), Simon Fairweather (1969), Patrick Johnson (1972), Jamie Dwyer (1979), Genevieve Gregson (1989), and Gillian Rolton (1956). After him are Nick Green (1967), Ian Edmunds (1961), Alyson Annan (1973), Stephen Hawkins (1971), Emma Snowsill (1981), and Tim Forsyth (1973).

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