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Mervyn Wood

1917 - 2006

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Mervyn Thomas Wood, (30 April 1917 – 19 August 2006) was an Australian rower and police officer. He was an eight-time Australian national sculling champion, four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist. He later rose to become the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mervyn Wood is the 2,112th most popular athlete (up from 2,604th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Australia (up from 474th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mervyn Wood ranks 2,112 out of 6,025. Before him are Georges Johin, Angelo Scuri, Isabelle Daniels, Svetlana Krachevskaya, Kaisa Mäkäräinen, and Norvel Lee. After him are Fița Lovin, Abdul Hamid, Hans Wetterström, Meredith Colket, Dorothy Shirley, and Shinji Hosokawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Mervyn Wood ranks 320. Before him are Vera Zorina, David Hampshire, Ellis Clarke, Jerry Wexler, Mikhail Anikushin, and Lou Harrison. After him are Dezső Lemhényi, Steve Cochran, Denis Healey, Valerie Hobson, Brenda Joyce, and W. T. Tutte. Among people deceased in 2006, Mervyn Wood ranks 363. Before him are Neroli Fairhall, Vincent Sherman, Catherine Leroy, Atanas Mihaylov, Comandanta Ramona, and Edward Albert. After him are Óscar González, Bernie Geoffrion, Surinder Kaur, Kasey Rogers, Pierre Amine Gemayel, and Mihály Fülöp.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Mervyn Wood ranks 385 out of 1,143. Before him are Lorraine Crapp (1938), Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Aurelio Vidmar (1967), Danny Vukovic (1985), and Patty Mills (1988). After him are Leigh Whannell (1977), Marilyn Black (1944), Laura Robson (1994), Courtney Eaton (1996), Gina Rinehart (1954), and Liam McIntyre (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Mervyn Wood ranks 29. Before him are Betty McKinnon (1925), Ralph Doubell (1945), Jenny Lamy (1949), Lorraine Crapp (1938), Colt Walker (null), and Pam Kilborn (1939). After him are Marilyn Black (1944), Cathy Freeman (1973), Joyce King (1920), Herb Elliott (1938), Lisa Martin (1960), and Michael Wenden (1949).

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