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Ron Delany

1935 - Today

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Ronald Michael Delany (born 6 March 1935) is an Irish former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron Delany has received more than 129,969 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Delany is the 2,706th most popular athlete (down from 2,080th in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 395th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Irish Athlete.

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  • 130k

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  • 37.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ron Delany ranks 2,706 out of 6,025. Before him are Phil Edwards, Natalya Bochina, Salvatore Antibo, Sabine Bischoff, Michael van Gerwen, and Yaroslav Rybakov. After him are Pete George, Robert Reichel, Eshetu Tura, Jolanda Čeplak, Natalya Sadova, and Olimpiada Ivanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ron Delany ranks 542. Before him are John Inman, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Dorothy Masuka, Shyama, Jon Henricks, and Rosemary Leach. After him are Kofi Awoonor, Dick McTaggart, Edward Schreyer, Bhama Srinivasan, Dennis Potter, and Heather Sears.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ron Delany ranks 407 out of 549. Before him are John Moore (1970), Creighton Hale (1882), Devon Murray (1988), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Hozier (1990), and Mary Black (1955). After him are Anne Enright (1962), A. J. Buckley (1977), Rosanna Davison (1984), Mark Kelly (1961), Genevieve O'Reilly (1977), and Steve Finnan (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Ron Delany ranks 14. Before him are Matt McGrath (1875), Tom Kiely (1869), Edward Barrett (1877), Pat O'Callaghan (1906), James Mitchel (1864), and Con Leahy (1876). After him are Eamonn Coghlan (1952), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Michael Carruth (1967), Robert Heffernan (1978), Olive Loughnane (1976), and Derval O'Rourke (1981).

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