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Phil Edwards

1907 - 1971

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Philip Aaron Edwards, MD (September 23, 1907 – September 6, 1971) was a Canadian and Guyanese track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance events. Nicknamed the "Man of Bronze", he was Canada's most-decorated Olympian for many years. He was the first-ever winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Edwards has received more than 11,585 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Edwards is the 1,624th most popular athlete (down from 1,044th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Guyana (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Phil Edwards ranks 1,624 out of 3,059. Before him are Bob Tisdall, Natalya Lebedeva, John Geiger, Calvin Bricker, Uwe Hohn, and Alessandro Andrei. After him are Fyodor Simashev, Kim Collins, Frank Havens, Andrey Abduvaliyev, Stefan Lövgren, and Lillian Board.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Phil Edwards ranks 353. Before him are John Cody, John Anderson, Bob Steele, Seth Neddermeyer, Arlene Francis, and Bob Tisdall. After him are Ross Alexander, Allan Jones, Tex Gibbons, Albert Gore Sr., Lina Basquette, and Peggy Shannon. Among people deceased in 1971, Phil Edwards ranks 217. Before him are Glenda Farrell, Raymond Hatton, Nora Stanton Barney, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Seán Lemass, and James Waddell Alexander II. After him are Ed Gordon, Edmund Lowe, Ogden Nash, Frederick Sheffield, Jennison Heaton, and Richard Russell Jr..

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Phil Edwards ranks 15 out of 19. Before him are Desmond Hoyte (1929), Forbes Burnham (1923), Walter Rodney (1942), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Irfaan Ali (1980). After him are Letitia Wright (1993), Mark McKoy (1961), Chris Brasher (1928), and Ezekiel Jackson (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Guyana

Among athletes born in Guyana, Phil Edwards ranks 1. After him are Mark McKoy (1961) and Chris Brasher (1928).

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