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Nick Willis

1983 - Today

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Nicholas Ian Willis (born 25 April 1983) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner and the country's only two-time Olympic medalist in the 1500 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. His other achievements over the same distance include the national and Oceania record (3:29.66), and medals from three consecutive Commonwealth Games (gold in 2006, bronze in 2010 and 2014). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Willis has received more than 246,394 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nick Willis is the 3,099th most popular athlete (up from 3,870th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 205th in 2019) and the 21st most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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  • 44.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nick Willis ranks 3,099 out of 6,025. Before him are Amel Tuka, Hanne Haugland, Jean Galfione, Abdullo Tangriev, Nico Rienks, and Gerda Weissensteiner. After him are Christian Olsson, Dong Hyun Kim, Andrew Crosby, Mauro Numa, Liu Xin, and Samir Mammadov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Nick Willis ranks 444. Before him are Jussiê, Rafe Spall, Koke, Filip Bandžak, Aaron Peirsol, and Cristian Molinaro. After him are Kim Myong-won, Marlon Roudette, Leonardo Santiago, Marco Zoro, Sherif Ekramy, and Zé Castro.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Nick Willis ranks 158 out of 303. Before him are Bill Rowling (1927), Whina Cooper (1895), Brendon Hartley (1989), Ruth Park (1917), Rachel Hunter (1969), and Jay Ryan (1981). After him are Mark Paston (1976), Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Gina Bellman (1966), Tony Shelly (1937), Valerie Adams (1984), and Sarah McLeod (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Nick Willis ranks 21. Before him are Warren Cole (1940), Harry Kerr (1879), Joe Earl (1952), Daniel López (null), Mark Todd (1956), and Neroli Fairhall (1944). After him are Valerie Adams (1984), José Reyes (null), Fabiana (null), Chris Harris (null), Bevan Docherty (1977), and Grant Bramwell (1961).

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