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Nick Willis

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Nicholas Ian Willis (born 25 April 1983) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner and the country's only two-time Olympic medalist in the 1500 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. His other achievements over the same distance include the national and Oceania record (3:29.66), and medals from three consecutive Commonwealth Games (gold in 2006, bronze in 2010 and 2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Willis is the 6,128th most popular athlete (down from 3,055th in 2024), the 248th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 157th in 2019) and the 41st most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nick Willis ranks 6,128 out of 6,025. Before him are Péter Módos, Henrik L'Abée-Lund, Irina Zaretska, Beth Storry, Gerhard Mayer, and Anna Incerti. After him are Eva de Goede, Anna Ryzhykova, Fred Scarlett, Silken Laumann, Alexander Resch, and Hasrat Jafarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Nick Willis ranks 1,394. Before him are Jun Tanaka, Bao Chunlai, Reynhard Sinaga, Daniel Sjölund, Federico Agliardi, and Brad Bufanda. After him are Sayed Mohamed Adnan, Glenn Loovens, Yuzo Minami, Linnea Torstensson, Assmaa Niang, and Michael Thwaite.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Nick Willis ranks 248 out of 303. Before him are Daniel Bedingfield (1979), Michala Banas (1978), Sarah Hirini (1992), Hayden Roulston (1981), Nathan Twaddle (1976), and Chris James (1987). After him are Vaughan Coveny (1971), Ben McLachlan (1992), Brodie Retallick (1991), Hayden Wilde (1997), Danyon Loader (1975), and Chris Zoricich (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Nick Willis ranks 41. Before him are Laurel Hubbard (1978), Blyth Tait (1961), Maddison Keeney (1996), Lisa Carrington (1989), Tom Ashley (1984), and Nathan Twaddle (1976). After him are Hayden Wilde (1997), Danyon Loader (1975), Hamish Kerr (null), Beatrice Faumuina (1974), Kate Hooper (1978), and Eric Murray (1982).

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