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Richard Meade

1938 - 2015

Richard Meade

Richard John Hannay Meade, (4 December 1938 – 8 January 2015) was Britain's most successful male equestrian at the Olympics. He was a triple Olympic gold medallist and the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title. He also won five World Championship medals, including team golds in 1970 and 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Meade is the 1,217th most popular athlete (up from 3,381st in 2019), the 4,249th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,828th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Meade ranks 1,217 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Gondouin, Audun Boysen, Achille Souchard, Francis Frederick, Müzahir Sille, and Lee Calhoun. After him are Irmgard Praetz, Charles Mathiesen, Trine Hattestad, Albert Zürner, Britt Strandberg, and Paul Winter.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Charles Gondouin
1875 - 1947
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 1,211
Audun Boysen
1929 - 2000
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,212
Achille Souchard
1900 - 1976
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,213
Francis Frederick
1907 - 1968
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,214
Müzahir Sille
1931 - 2016
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,215
Lee Calhoun
1933 - 1989
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,216
Richard Meade
1938 - 2015
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,217
Irmgard Praetz
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,218
Charles Mathiesen
1911 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 1,219
Trine Hattestad
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,220
Albert Zürner
1890 - 1920
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,221
Britt Strandberg
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,222
Paul Winter
1906 - 1992
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 1,223

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Richard Meade ranks 457. Before him are Reni Santoni, Shuji Tsurumi, Gimax, Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, Aleksandar Kozlina, and Jean-Marie Doré. After him are Hervé de Charette, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Boris Lagutin, Richard Dürr, Klaus Töpfer, and Fritz d'Orey. Among people deceased in 2015, Richard Meade ranks 359. Before him are Leo Kadanoff, Eduardo Guerrero, Ivan Davidov, Vittore Gottardi, Kenji Goto, and Kayahan. After him are Dominique Dropsy, Gamal El-Ghitani, Gottfried Diener, Jayakanthan, Bülent Ulusu, and Mary Ellen Mark.

Others Born in 1938

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Reni Santoni
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 451
Shuji Tsurumi
GYMNAST
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 452
Gimax
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 453
Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 454
Aleksandar Kozlina
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 455
Jean-Marie Doré
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 456
Richard Meade
ATHLETE
1938 - 2015
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 457
Hervé de Charette
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 458
Yevgeny Nesterenko
SINGER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 459
Boris Lagutin
BOXER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 460
Richard Dürr
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 461
Klaus Töpfer
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 462
Fritz d'Orey
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 463