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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 event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron Delany has received more than 114,162 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ron Delany is the 2,081st most popular athlete (down from 1,401st in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 361st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Irish Athlete.

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  • 110k

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  • 34.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ron Delany ranks 2,081 out of 3,059Before him are Brigitte Rohde, Pascal Tayot, Mohammed Mourhit, Lidia Valentín, André Lange, and Dave Trottier. After him are Beth Heiden, Martha Hudson, Robert Wangila, Olga Yegorova, Christoph Langen, and Maureen George.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ron Delany ranks 466Before him are Jane Dee Hull, Eddie Hopkinson, Manuel Aaron, Heather Sears, Cliff Jones, and Stevie Chalmers. After him are Dick McTaggart, Shyama, Bhama Srinivasan, Rosemary Leach, Eddie Bernice Johnson, and Conrad Burns.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ron Delany ranks 396 out of 501Before him are Steve Heighway (1947), John Moore (1970), Eimear Quinn (1972), Jessie Buckley (1989), Ronnie Whelan (1961), and Niall Quinn (1966). After him are A. J. Buckley (1977), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Dominique McElligott (1986), Liam O'Flynn (1945), Brian McFadden (1980), and Sandie Jones (1954).

Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Ron Delany ranks 12Before him are Tim Ahearne (1885), Patrick Leahy (1877), Tom Kiely (1869), Edward Barrett (1877), Pat O'Callaghan (1906), and Con Leahy (1876). After him are Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Eamonn Coghlan (1952), Michael Carruth (1967), Robert Heffernan (1978), Derval O'Rourke (1981), and Paul O'Donovan (1994).