1957 - Today
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 193,987 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert de Castella is the 2,048th most popular athlete (down from 1,273rd in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from Australia (down from 408th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Australian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Robert de Castella ranks 2,048 out of 3,059. Before him are Olena Zubrilova, Doris Maletzki, Katerina Stefanidi, Genzebe Dibaba, Carlo Montano, and Brigitte McMahon. After him are Yermakhan Ibraimov, Luan Jujie, Samuel Matete, Paul Kipkoech, Nikolay Gulyayev, and Christian Olsson.
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 2,042
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 2,043
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 2,044
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 2,045
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 2,046
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 2,047
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 2,048
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 2,049
1958 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 2,050
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 2,051
1963 - 1995
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 2,052
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 2,053
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 2,054
Among people born in 1957, Robert de Castella ranks 604. Before him are Jermaine Stewart, Taylor Negron, William G. Gregory, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka, David Beasley, and Scott J. Horowitz. After him are Hubert Gardas, Lizardo Garrido, Danny Antonucci, Amanda Redman, Nikolay Larionov, and John Kassir.
1957 - 1997
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 598
1957 - 2015
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 599
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 600
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 601
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 602
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 603
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 604
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 605
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.83
Rank: 606
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 607
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 608
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 609
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.50
Rank: 610
Among people born in Australia, Robert de Castella ranks 466 out of 925. Before him are Paul Okon (1972), Bridie Carter (1970), Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987), John Aloisi (1976), Todd Woodbridge (1971), and Andrew Bogut (1984). After him are Peter Thomson (1929), Miles Franklin (1879), Justin Kurzel (1974), Dunc Gray (1906), Bob Brown (1944), and Aziz Behich (1990).
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 460
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 461
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 462
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 463
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 464
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 465
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 466
1929 - 2018
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 467
1879 - 1954
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 468
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.85
Rank: 469
1906 - 1996
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 470
1944 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 471
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 472
Among athletes born in Australia, Robert de Castella ranks 26. Before him are Fleur Mellor (1936), Lorraine Crapp (1938), Pita Taufatofua (1983), Mervyn Wood (1917), Kate Allen (1970), and Michael Wenden (1949). After him are Jenny Lamy (1949), Ralph Doubell (1945), Tony Madigan (1930), Marlene Mathews (1934), Emma Snowsill (1981), and Lisa Martin (1960).
1936 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 20
1938 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 21
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 22
1917 - 2006
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 23
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 24
1949 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 25
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 26
1949 - Present
HPI: 33.57
Rank: 27
1945 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 28
1930 - 2017
HPI: 32.60
Rank: 29
1934 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 30
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 31
1960 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 32