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Nathan Deakes

1977 - Today

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Nathan Deakes (born 17 August 1977 in Geelong) is an Australian former race walker. Deakes trained with the Australian Institute of Sport under Ronald Weigel and Craig Hilliard. By performances, Deakes is Australia's best and most successful ever race walker, winning several international medals and holding many Australian and World Records. He was the 2006 Australian Male Athlete of the year, Australia's most prestigious sporting award across all sports. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nathan Deakes is the 4,043rd most popular athlete (down from 2,851st in 2024), the 709th most popular biography from Australia (down from 532nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Nathan Deakes ranks 813. Before him are Fernando Vargas, Michal Handzuš, Fabiano Eller, Kei Mikuriya, Tomoji Eguchi, and Salman Isa. After him are Katsushi Kurihara, Li Jinyu, He Ying, Wojciech Kowalewski, Kurt Bernard, and Yelena Godina.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Nathan Deakes ranks 707 out of 1,143. Before him are Ben Simmons (1996), Gillian Rolton (1956), David Michôd (1972), and Peter Dutton (1970). After him are Bronte Barratt (1989), Nick Green (1967), Maia Mitchell (1993), Ian Edmunds (1961), Wayne McCarney (1966), Lara Cox (1978), Michael Grenda (1962), and Tony Dorigo (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Nathan Deakes ranks 59. Before him are Debbie Flintoff-King (1960), Simon Fairweather (1969), Patrick Johnson (1972), Jamie Dwyer (1979), Genevieve Gregson (1989), and Gillian Rolton (1956). After him are Nick Green (1967), Ian Edmunds (1961), Alyson Annan (1973), Stephen Hawkins (1971), Emma Snowsill (1981), and Tim Forsyth (1973).

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