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Norman Read

1931 - 1994

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Norman Richard Read (13 August 1931 – 22 May 1994) was a New Zealand racewalker. Born in Portsmouth, England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953. The self-proclaimed "Pommie-Kiwi" competed for New Zealand at the 1956 Olympics in the 50 km walk where he won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Read has received more than 17,479 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Norman Read is the 1,016th most popular athlete (down from 716th in 2019), the 4,405th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,051st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 17k

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  • 43.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Norman Read ranks 1,016 out of 3,059. Before him are Hal Brown, Karl Röderer, Grigory Mkrtychan, Robert Liottel, Ödön Bodor, and Alma Richards. After him are Larry James, Ivan Kizimov, Ira Murchison, Sammy Lee, Jadwiga Wajs, and Väinö Siikaniemi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Norman Read ranks 431. Before him are Galina Shamrai, Valeriu Bularca, Ray Bryant, Aldo Aureggi, Carlo Galli, and Paul Motian. After him are Robert Morse, William H. Keeler, Bernie Geoffrion, Heinz Fütterer, Bassano Staffieri, and Frédérick Tristan. Among people deceased in 1994, Norman Read ranks 275. Before him are Dack Rambo, Bruno Habārovs, Koto Matsudaira, Roger Apéry, Vilmos Varjú, and Cheb Hasni. After him are Dolly Haas, Ira Murchison, Rolf Jacobsen, Bill Hicks, Noah Beery Jr., and Willi Eichhorn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Norman Read ranks 4,405 out of 7,765. Before him are Mark Blundell (1966), Raymond Leppard (1927), Adam Godley (1964), Charles W. Alcock (1842), Allan Warren (1948), and Jonathan Lynn (1943). After him are Joe Orton (1933), Margaret Beckett (1943), Thomas Picton (1758), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), Jason Orange (1970), and Ian Burgess (1930).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Norman Read ranks 33. Before him are Guy Butler (1899), Sidney Robinson (1876), Richard Gunn (1871), George Goulding (1884), Godfrey Rampling (1909), and Henry Macintosh (1892). After him are John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Victor d'Arcy (1887), Mary Peters (1939), and Cecil Griffiths (1900).

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