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Thelma Hopkins

1936 - Today

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Thelma Elizabeth Hopkins (born 16 March 1936) is a Northern Irish athlete who competed in the high jump and the long jump. On 5 May 1956 she set a new world high jump record with a leap of 1.74 metres in Belfast, erasing the mark of 1.73 metres set by Aleksandra Chudina of the USSR on 22 May 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thelma Hopkins has received more than 8,118 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Thelma Hopkins is the 2,238th most popular athlete (down from 1,779th in 2019), the 5,732nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,519th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 40.73

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thelma Hopkins ranks 2,238 out of 6,025. Before her are Harold McMunn, Károly Levitzky, Dayron Robles, Ilke Wyludda, Louise Ritter, and Alevtina Olyunina. After her are Nicu Vlad, Ulrika Knape, Fița Lovin, Richard Stebbins, Ghada Shouaa, and Paul Nihill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Thelma Hopkins ranks 557. Before her are Rosemary Radford Ruether, Jamuna, Rosa María Britton, Jackie Lewis, Fred Neil, and George Voinovich. After her are Bill Hinzman, Pat Roberts, Adrian Smith, Benito Sarti, Werner von Moltke, and Juliet Prowse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thelma Hopkins ranks 5,732 out of 8,785. Before her are Valerie Leon (1943), Walter Besant (1836), John Bright (1811), Billy Fury (1940), John Ballance (1839), and Mason Greenwood (2001). After her are Paul Cavanagh (1888), Louise Brown (1978), Tom Hopper (1985), Paul Nihill (1939), Hazel Court (1926), and Susie Wolff (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Thelma Hopkins ranks 83. Before her are Paula Radcliffe (1973), Gillian Sheen (1928), Allan Wells (1952), Shirley Cawley (1932), Muriel Freeman (1897), and Douglas Lowe (1902). After her are Paul Nihill (1939), Gerald Logan (1879), Lynn Davies (1942), Barbara Burke (1917), Wally Kinnear (1880), and Mary Rand (1940).

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