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Juan Carlos Zabala

1911 - 1983

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Juan Carlos Zabala (October 11, 1911 – January 24, 1983), also known as "El Ñandú Criollo", was an Argentine long-distance runner, who won the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Carlos Zabala is the 297th most popular athlete (up from 316th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 303rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Juan Carlos Zabala ranks 297 out of 6,025. Before him are Ursula Happe, Józef Szmidt, George Kerr, John Paine, Egil Danielsen, and Bill Miller. After him are Walter Byron, Larry Black, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Jim Thorpe, Gyula Zsivótzky, and Albert Ayat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Juan Carlos Zabala ranks 160. Before him are E. F. Schumacher, Ljubiša Broćić, Peter van Eyck, Theodore Romzha, Kukrit Pramoj, and Paul Carell. After him are Louis Dumont, Nello Pagani, Hans Münch, Hume Cronyn, Anatoly Rybakov, and Gabriel Almond. Among people deceased in 1983, Juan Carlos Zabala ranks 119. Before him are Paul de Man, Lina Radke, Jørgen Juve, Ira Gershwin, Michel Micombero, and Oddbjørn Hagen. After him are Cathy Berberian, Raymond Massey, Gunta Stölzl, Ernst Degner, Johan Richthoff, and Fatma Begum.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Carlos Zabala ranks 229 out of 1,154. Before him are Gabriel Heinze (1978), Sergio Batista (1962), Lolita Torres (1929), Matías Almeyda (1973), José Sanfilippo (1935), and Jorge Bucay (1949). After him are René Houseman (1953), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Juan Hohberg (1926), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Leopoldo Lugones (1874), and Rodolfo Orlandini (1905).

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Among ATHLETES In Argentina

Among athletes born in Argentina, Juan Carlos Zabala ranks 1. After him are Luis Brunetto (1901), Noemí Simonetto de Portela (1926), Eduardo Guerrero (1928), Reinaldo Gorno (1918), Miguel Ángel López (null), Alberto Demiddi (1944), Víctor Peralta (1908), Roberto Larraz (1898), Delfo Cabrera (1919), Luis Martínez (null), and Luis Lucchetti (1902).

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