ATHLETE
Gordon George Avery
1925 - 2006

Gordon George Avery
Gordon George Avery, known as George Avery, (11 February 1925 – 22 September 2006) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's triple jump event and competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon George Avery is the 447th most popular athlete (up from 1,862nd in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Australia (up from 356th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Gordon George Avery ranks 447 out of 6,025. Before him are Camila, Erik Adlerz, Peter Snell, Betty Taylor, Tinus Osendarp, and Ödön Földessy. After him are Olavi Mannonen, Ed Hamm, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Hallgeir Brenden, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, and Lyudmila Bragina.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCamila
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 441
Erik Adlerz
1892 - 1975
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 442
Peter Snell
1938 - 2019
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 443
Betty Taylor
1916 - 1977
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 444
Tinus Osendarp
1916 - 2002
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 445
Ödön Földessy
1929 - 2020
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 446
Gordon George Avery
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 447
Olavi Mannonen
1930 - 2019
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 448
Ed Hamm
1906 - 1982
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 449
Karl-Erik Nilsson
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 450
Hallgeir Brenden
1929 - 2007
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 451
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
1929 - 2000
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 452
Lyudmila Bragina
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 453
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Gordon George Avery ranks 266. Before him are Yogi Berra, Konrad Wolf, Otto Muehl, Ernst Neizvestny, Seymour Cray, and Henning Larsen. After him are Julian Beck, Shehu Shagari, Francesco Colasuonno, José Beyaert, Luis Cruz, and Toivo Hyytiäinen. Among people deceased in 2006, Gordon George Avery ranks 204. Before him are Said Mohamed Djohar, Max Merkel, Karl Hugo Strunz, John Profumo, Fritz Klein, and Elena Mukhina. After him are Anita O'Day, Chris Heunis, Robert Lockwood Jr., Al Lewis, Shigeru Kayano, and Fernando Romeo Lucas García.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsYogi Berra
BASEBALL PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 260
Konrad Wolf
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1982
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 261
Otto Muehl
PAINTER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 262
Ernst Neizvestny
SCULPTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 263
Seymour Cray
ENGINEER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 264
Henning Larsen
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 265
Gordon George Avery
ATHLETE
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 266
Julian Beck
ACTOR
1925 - 1985
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 267
Shehu Shagari
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 268
Francesco Colasuonno
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2003
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 269
José Beyaert
CYCLIST
1925 - 2005
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 270
Luis Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 271
Toivo Hyytiäinen
ATHLETE
1925 - 1978
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 272
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsSaid Mohamed Djohar
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 198
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 199
Karl Hugo Strunz
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 2006
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 200
John Profumo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 201
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 202
Elena Mukhina
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 203
Gordon George Avery
ATHLETE
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 204
Anita O'Day
SINGER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 205
Chris Heunis
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2006
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 206
Robert Lockwood Jr.
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 207
Al Lewis
ACTOR
1923 - 2006
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 208
Shigeru Kayano
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 209
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 210
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Gordon George Avery ranks 157 out of 1,143. Before him are Tony Roche (1945), George Parker (1896), Alfred Deakin (1856), Camila (null), Ken McGregor (1929), and Arthur Benjamin (1893). After him are Ashley Cooper (1936), John Bromwich (1918), Albert Namatjira (1902), Robert Menzies (1894), Bill Mollison (1928), and Mark Oliphant (1901).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsTony Roche
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 151
George Parker
ATHLETE
1896 - 1976
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 152
Alfred Deakin
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1919
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 153
Camila
ATHLETE
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 154
Ken McGregor
TENNIS PLAYER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 155
Arthur Benjamin
COMPOSER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 156
Gordon George Avery
ATHLETE
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 157
Ashley Cooper
TENNIS PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 158
John Bromwich
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 159
Albert Namatjira
PAINTER
1902 - 1959
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 160
Robert Menzies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 161
Bill Mollison
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 162
Mark Oliphant
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2000
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 163
Among ATHLETES In Australia
Among athletes born in Australia, Gordon George Avery ranks 9. Before him are Ron Clarke (1937), Al Lawrence (1930), Betty Cuthbert (1938), Peter Norman (1942), George Parker (1896), and Camila (null). After him are John Winter (1924), William Jones (null), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), Stan Rowley (1876), and Bill Bruce (1923).
Ron Clarke
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3
Al Lawrence
1930 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4
Betty Cuthbert
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5
Peter Norman
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 6
George Parker
1896 - 1976
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 7
Camila
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 8
Gordon George Avery
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 9
John Winter
1924 - 2007
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 10
William Jones
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 11
Norma Croker
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 12
Shirley Strickland
1925 - 2004
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 13
Stan Rowley
1876 - 1924
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 14
Bill Bruce
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 15