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Stan Vickers

1932 - 2013

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Stanley Frank "Stan" Vickers (18 June 1932 – 17 April 2013) was a Lewisham-born British athlete who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk. He competed for Great Britain in the 20 kilometre walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where he won the bronze medal. After the race, he sat down to rest and was carried off by an ambulance crew that thought he was sick. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Vickers has received more than 10,168 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Vickers is the 1,365th most popular athlete, the 4,846th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 44th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Stan Vickers ranks 1,365 out of 3,059Before him are Toivo Hyytiäinen, Miguel Seijas, Ardalion Ignatyev, Taisia Chenchik, Pentti Linnosvuo, and Evelin Jahl. After him are László Fábián, Nancy Mackay, Sven Fischer, Gail Devers, Norman Taber, and Ria Stalman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Stan Vickers ranks 440Before him are Mikhail Ogonkov, Gaston Mercier, Voitto Hellsten, Lamar Hunt, Gennadiy Shatkov, and Susan Oliver. After him are Ann Bannon, Padmini, Donna Douglas, Tamás Gábor, Eeles Landström, and Gaudencio Rosales. Among people deceased in 2013, Stan Vickers ranks 407Before him are Stanislav Stepashkin, Vern Mikkelsen, Bryan Forbes, Mohamed Brahmi, Viktor Zinger, and Taisia Chenchik. After him are Ruth Patrick, Dale Robertson, Simon Pimenta, Sayan Sanya, Slim Whitman, and Mel Smith.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stan Vickers ranks 4,846 out of 7,765Before him are Bob Crompton (1879), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), Jimmy Ross (1866), George Blagden (1989), John Ogilvie (1579), and Sophie Turner (1996). After him are Miles Mander (1888), Nancy Mackay (1922), Olivia d'Abo (1969), Peter Taylor (1928), Rebecca Solomon (1832), and Lionel Jeffries (1926).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Stan Vickers ranks 44Before him are Mary Peters (1939), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Jayne Torvill (1957), Tom Richards (1910), Gordon Pirie (1931), and Audrey Williamson (1926). After him are Nancy Mackay (1922), Jack Beresford (1899), Basil Heatley (1933), Sheila Lerwill (1928), Ken Matthews (1934), and Steve Redgrave (1962).