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Jack Lovelock

1910 - 1949

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John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Lovelock is the 1,679th most popular athlete (up from 1,801st in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 87th in 2019) and the 11th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jack Lovelock ranks 1,679 out of 6,025. Before him are Heather Oakes, Lien Gisolf, Archibald MacKinnon, Tom Richards, Kęstutis Šapka, and Marc Bouissou. After him are Eddy Ottoz, Bob Tisdall, Jalmari Eskola, Takao Sakurai, Carl Abrahamsson, and Otto Licha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Jack Lovelock ranks 356. Before him are Lucky Dube, Gerd Hornberger, Gordon B. Hinckley, Gavino Matta, Lien Gisolf, and Tom Richards. After him are Georg Johansson, Peter Hirt, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Pierre Musy, Vasile Deheleanu, and Ljubiša Stevanović. Among people deceased in 1949, Jack Lovelock ranks 170. Before him are Léon Frapié, J. Searle Dawley, Robert Ripley, Alexander Drankov, Linda Arvidson, and Bill Robinson. After him are John Neville Keynes, Gregory Mathews, Clarence Kingsbury, Frank Fetter, Sidney Olcott, and Leon Schlesinger.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jack Lovelock ranks 90 out of 303. Before him are David Lange (1942), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), and Margaret Mahy (1936). After him are Ross Collinge (1944), Neil Finn (1958), Jemaine Clement (1974), Juliet Mitchell (1940), John Hunter (1943), and Jed Brophy (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Jack Lovelock ranks 11. Before him are Yvette Williams (1929), Joe Earl (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), and Murray Halberg (1933). After him are Ross Collinge (1944), John Hunter (1943), Neroli Fairhall (1944), Tony Hurt (1946), Simon Dickie (1951), and Trevor Coker (1949).

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