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Joyce King

1920 - 2001

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Joyce A. King (1 September 1920 – 10 June 2001) was an Australian sprinter. She was born in Sydney. In 1948, she won the Australian national championships over 100 yards and 220 yards. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London the same year she won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, June Maston and Elizabeth McKinnon. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joyce King is the 2,160th most popular athlete (down from 1,821st in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Australia (down from 348th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joyce King ranks 2,160 out of 6,025. Before her are Sammy Lee, Mary Rand, Karl-Heinz Bußert, Billy Mills, Jennison Heaton, and George Bonhag. After her are Harry Edward, Matthias Steiner, Bjarte Engen Vik, Stefan Junge, Viktor Markin, and Henry Seiling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Joyce King ranks 424. Before her are Gail Halvorsen, Bai Yang, Keith Andrews, James Aloysius Hickey, Julio Bolbochán, and Sammy Lee. After her are Virginia Christine, Duncan Hamilton, Les Leston, Asuman Baytop, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and Aldo Ghira. Among people deceased in 2001, Joyce King ranks 319. Before her are Tony Miles, Helia Bravo Hollis, Shidzue Katō, Robert Fowler, Michael Dertouzos, and Valerie Davies. After her are Bruce Halford, Julie Bishop, Horace Gwynne, Bob Tinning, Cássia Eller, and Billy Higgins.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Joyce King ranks 396 out of 1,143. Before her are Gina Rinehart (1954), Liam McIntyre (1982), Claudia Black (1972), Cathy Freeman (1973), Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), and Paul Hawkins (1937). After her are Kyrie Irving (1992), Buddy Murphy (1988), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Peter McNamara (1955), Alexander Volkanovski (1988), and Mina Wylie (1891).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Joyce King ranks 32. Before her are Lorraine Crapp (1938), Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mervyn Wood (1917), Marilyn Black (1944), and Cathy Freeman (1973). After her are Herb Elliott (1938), Lisa Martin (1960), Michael Wenden (1949), John Landy (1930), Nicola McDermott (1996), and Ernest Chapman (1926).

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