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John Walker

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Sir John George Walker, (born 12 January 1952) is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. After his running career was over he was active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Walker is the 64th most popular athlete (up from 2,311th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 120th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Walker ranks 64 out of 6,025. Before him are Marina Doria, Zoltán Horváth, Jim Lightbody, Ibolya Csák, Frederick Schule, and Vasily Alekseyev. After him are Fritz Hofmann, Glenn Davis, Gustav Flatow, Godfrey Brown, Charles Moore, and Mark Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Walker ranks 131. Before him are Mandy Patinkin, Cristóbal López Romero, Vladislav Tretiak, Nora Miao, Liz Mitchell, and Rainer Bonhof. After him are Manuel Zelaya, Chazz Palminteri, Kaija Saariaho, Petar Stoyanov, Bola Tinubu, and Eduardo Souto de Moura.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 18 out of 303. Before him are William Phillips (1914), Jane Campion (1954), Patsy Reddy (1954), Lucy Lawless (1968), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), and Chris Amon (1943). After him are Bruce Spence (1945), Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), Thomas Williams (1930), Martin Campbell (1943), and Karl Urban (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, John Walker ranks 1. After him are Harry Kerr (1879), Peter Snell (1938), Warren Cole (1940), Yvette Williams (1929), Joe Earl (1952), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), Jack Lovelock (1910), and Ross Collinge (1944).

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