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Nel van Vliet

1926 - 2006

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Petronella "Nel" van Vliet (17 January 1926 – 4 January 2006) was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She won gold medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nel van Vliet has received more than 22,222 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nel van Vliet is the 94th most popular swimmer (down from 46th in 2019), the 902nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 756th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Nel van Vliet ranks 94 out of 709. Before her are Max Hainle, Michael Gross, Eleanor Garatti, Helen Wainwright, Mike Burton, and Allen Stack. After her are Irene Steer, László Szabados, John Devitt, Frederick Holman, Wally Ris, and Max Schöne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Nel van Vliet ranks 433. Before her are José Manuel Caballero, Robert Bly, Loris Campana, Georges Gandil, Richard DeVos, and Jesús Loroño. After her are Ernst Larsen, Verne Gagne, Walter Lassally, Adriano Directo Emperado, Misael Escuti, and Otto Hemele. Among people deceased in 2006, Nel van Vliet ranks 316. Before her are Loyola de Palacio, Kaarlo Tuominen, André Strappe, Mirko Sandić, Rosendo Hernández, and Ron Greenwood. After her are Jorge Mendonça, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Te Atairangikaahu, Ion Drîmbă, Lamar Hunt, and Moira Shearer.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nel van Vliet ranks 902 out of 1,646. Before her are Davy Klaassen (1993), Eppie Wietzes (1938), Euclid Tsakalotos (1960), John van Loen (1965), Eljero Elia (1987), and Noussair Mazraoui (1997). After her are Ronald Brautigam (1954), Lou Tellegen (1881), Jaap van Zweden (1960), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978), Xavi Simons (2003), and Kees Schouhamer Immink (1946).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Nel van Vliet ranks 9. Before her are Marie Braun (1911), Willy den Ouden (1918), Nida Senff (1920), Tini Wagner (1919), Maria Vierdag (1905), and Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978). After her are Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), Ada Kok (1947), Inge de Bruijn (1973), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990), Petra van Staveren (1966), and Jolanda de Rover (1963).

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