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Joe Earl

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Athol John "Joe" Earl (born 1 October 1952) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. Earl was born in 1952 in Christchurch and grew up on a farm in Hawarden in North Canterbury. He received his education at St. Andrew's College, where he started rowing under Fred Strachan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Earl is the 1,040th most popular athlete (up from 2,711th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 140th in 2019) and the 6th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joe Earl ranks 1,040 out of 6,025Before him are Hartwig Gauder, István Rózsavölgyi, Rupert Hollaus, Hicham El Guerrouj, Akio Kaminaga, and George Finnegan. After him are Tetsuo Hamuro, Arvid Knöppel, György Kárpáti, Anastasiya Kuzmina, Maria Mutola, and Ulf Timmermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Joe Earl ranks 409Before him are Jean-Christophe Rufin, André Comte-Sponville, Mario Runco Jr., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Allen Collins, and Ulrich Wehling. After him are Michael Behe, Linda Martin, Sushma Swaraj, David R. Ellis, Randy Jones, and Tomas Ledin.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Joe Earl ranks 67 out of 303Before him are Yvette Williams (1929), Antony Starr (1975), Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Fran Walsh (1959), and Kevin Smith (1963). After him are Jean Batten (1909), Rupert Julian (1879), Martin Henderson (1974), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Winston Reid (1988), and Jacinda Ardern (1980).

Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Joe Earl ranks 6Before him are John Walker (1952), Harry Kerr (1879), Peter Snell (1938), Warren Cole (1940), and Yvette Williams (1929). After him are Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), and Jack Lovelock (1910).