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Boy Charlton

1907 - 1975

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Andrew Murray "Boy" Charlton (12 August 1907 – 10 December 1975) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s who won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He set five world records and also won a further three silver and one bronze medal in his Olympic career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boy Charlton is the 198th most popular swimmer (up from 218th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from Australia (up from 499th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Boy Charlton ranks 198 out of 709. Before him are Susan Pedersen, Missy Franklin, Albán Vermes, Sandra Morgan, Roland Schoeman, and Enith Brigitha. After him are Allison Schmitt, Georg Hoffmann, Dana Vollmer, Matt Vogel, Kaye Hall, and Ulrike Tauber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Boy Charlton ranks 387. Before him are Lina Basquette, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, Aldo Donelli, Walter Donaldson, Mildred Bailey, and Adrienne Ames. After him are Alan Reed, Alexander Wood, Paul Nitze, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Mary Washburn, and Arnie Oliver. Among people deceased in 1975, Boy Charlton ranks 262. Before him are Keith Park, Walter Schneiter, Rudi Ball, Raphael Tracey, Rowland V. Lee, and R. C. Sherriff. After him are Hans Ziglarski, Marjorie Main, Larry Parks, Ian Hunter, Lionel Trilling, and Robert Strauss.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Boy Charlton ranks 434 out of 1,143. Before him are Joshua Kennedy (1982), Arthur Streeton (1867), Robert Helpmann (1909), Kate Morton (1976), John Hillcoat (1961), and Lucy Fry (1992). After him are The Kid Laroi (2003), Frank Gambale (1958), Helen Gourlay (1946), Barry Otto (1941), Michael Joseph Savage (1872), and DBC Pierre (1961).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Boy Charlton ranks 12. Before him are Harold Hardwick (1888), Faith Leech (1941), Leslie Boardman (1889), Fanny Durack (1889), Mina Wylie (1891), and Sandra Morgan (1942). After him are Jon Henricks (1935), Ian O'Brien (1947), Kevin Berry (1945), Shane Gould (1956), David Theile (1938), and Beverley Whitfield (1954).

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