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Robert de Castella

1957 - Today

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Francois Robert "Rob" de Castella (born 27 February 1957) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner. De Castella is widely known as "Deek" or "Deeks" to the Australian public, and "Tree" to his competitors due to his thick legs and inner calm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert de Castella has received more than 217,290 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert de Castella is the 2,928th most popular athlete (down from 2,047th in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 466th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Australian Athlete.

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  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert de Castella ranks 2,928 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Harting, Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Clarence McKerrow, Ioana Olteanu, Monika Pflug, and Clara Hughes. After him are Formiga, Laura Dahlmeier, Yordan Mitkov, Martina Jäschke, Gal Fridman, and Oksana Yermakova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Robert de Castella ranks 694. Before him are Albán Vermes, Vasyl Arkhypenko, Xu Haifeng, Poly Styrene, Olaf Heredia, and John Hoeven. After him are Darryl Dawkins, Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Bogdan Musioł, Hugh Dallas, Nick Price, and Tim Shaw.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Robert de Castella ranks 542 out of 1,143. Before him are Richie Porte (1985), John Aloisi (1976), Paul Scully-Power (1944), Brett Dean (1961), Dean Woods (1966), and Holly Valance (1983). After him are Mark Milligan (1985), Mitchell Duke (1991), David Andersen (1980), Derek Muller (1982), Brian McGuire (1945), and Joey Didulica (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Robert de Castella ranks 39. Before him are Lorraine Crapp (1938), June Maston (1928), Tim Forsyth (1973), Jenny Lamy (1949), Kate Allen (1970), and Nathan Deakes (1977). After him are Andrew Hoy (1959), Marlene Mathews (1934), Tony Madigan (1930), Brenda Jones (1936), Chilla Porter (1936), and Jessica Watson (1993).

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