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Bill Bruce

1923 - 2002

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Theodore William Bruce (28 July 1923 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump. He represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the silver medal in his specialty. Competition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games. Willie Steele of the U.S. won the gold medal at 25' 8"; Theo Bruce came in second, taking the silver medal at 24' 9.5". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Bruce is the 695th most popular athlete (up from 1,331st in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Australia (up from 284th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bill Bruce ranks 695 out of 6,025. Before him are Ethel Catherwood, Duncan McNaughton, Olav Sunde, Valerio Arri, Carol, and Jacqueline Mazéas. After him are Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Rex Cawley, Kaisa Parviainen, Jean Shiley, Arie van Vliet, and Argentina Menis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Bill Bruce ranks 289. Before him are D. N. Aidit, Brendan Behan, Peter Gay, Barney Kessel, Palden Thondup Namgyal, and Vatroslav Mimica. After him are Lojze Grozde, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Vladimír Zábrodský, Primo Nebiolo, Ruth Williams Khama, and Jim Reeves. Among people deceased in 2002, Bill Bruce ranks 208. Before him are Jeff Corey, Tita Merello, Abdel Rahman Badawi, Lou Thesz, Jean Dockx, and Indra Devi. After him are Georges Beaucourt, Kaisa Parviainen, Raymond Firth, Oskar Sala, Francisco Cabañas, and Leopold Vietoris.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bill Bruce ranks 194 out of 1,143. Before him are Gregory David Roberts (1952), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916), Anna Torv (1979), Peter Carey (1943), and Adrian Quist (1913). After him are Eliza Taylor (1989), Miranda Kerr (1983), Gerald Patterson (1895), Malcolm Turnbull (1954), John Alexander (1951), and Owen Davidson (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Bill Bruce ranks 15. Before him are Gordon George Avery (1925), John Winter (1924), William Jones (null), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), and Stan Rowley (1876). After him are Tony Madigan (1930), Nick Winter (1894), Brenda Jones (1936), Dave Power (1928), Fleur Mellor (1936), and Marlene Mathews (1934).

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