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Willem Slijkhuis

1923 - 2003

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Willem Frederik "Wim" Slijkhuis (13 January 1923 – 28 June 2003) was a Dutch athlete. During his career that lasted from 1939 to 1954 he was a world's top middle distance runner, excelling in distances from 1500 to 5000 metres. Slijkhuis began his international sports career shortly after World War II, having competed nationally since 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Slijkhuis has received more than 19,182 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Slijkhuis is the 1,126th most popular athlete (down from 775th in 2019), the 873rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 758th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 1,126 out of 6,025. Before him are Johannes van Dijk, Joseph Dempsey, Jan Johansen, Jiří Havlis, Sulo Bärlund, and William Henry Dean. After him are Antal Kiss, Hans Wetterström, Victor Verschueren, Jorma Valkama, Viola Myers, and Edera Cordiale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 386. Before him are Ine Schäffer, Atilio Cremaschi, Willie Steele, Yevgeny Vesnik, Gunnar Åkerlund, and Rosy Varte. After him are Hans Wetterström, Adolphe Hug, Fernando Campos, Jorge Daponte, John Holt, and Cyril M. Kornbluth. Among people deceased in 2003, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 291. Before him are David M. Brown, Suzy Parker, German Sveshnikov, Koloman Sokol, Gusztáv Juhász, and Dave DeBusschere. After him are Mamie Till, Robert John Braidwood, Halima Nosirova, Donald Regan, Robert Atkins, and Anne Gwynne.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 873 out of 1,646. Before him are Joris Mathijsen (1980), Frans Andriessen (1929), Joan Röell (1844), Conny Vandenbos (1937), Johannes van Dijk (1868), and Jan Poortvliet (1955). After him are Ronald Plasterk (1957), Quincy Promes (1992), André Ooijer (1974), Wilhem de Haan (1801), Milly Scott (1933), and Bobbi Eden (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 10. Before him are Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923), Tinus Osendarp (1916), François Brandt (1874), Roelof Klein (1877), Jopie Selbach (1918), and Johannes van Dijk (1868). After him are Chris Berger (1911), Hermanus Brockmann (1871), Bertha Brouwer (1930), Mia Gommers (1939), Harry Steevens (1945), and Ria Stalman (1951).

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