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Robbie Brightwell

1939 - 2022

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Robert Ian Brightwell MBE (27 October 1939 – 6 March 2022) was a British track and field athlete and silver medallist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Robbie Brightwell is the 3,577th most popular athlete (down from 3,084th in 2024), the 171st most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 151st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Robbie Brightwell ranks 640Before him are Jim Baxter, Don McKinnon, Barry Mann, Zelmo Beaty, Bill Bridges, and Chuck Robb. After him are Frank McLintock, Leonel Maciel, and Mohamed Touati. Among people deceased in 2022, Robbie Brightwell ranks 690Before him are Dorce Gamalama, Joni James, Dean Woods, Lusia Harris, KK, Michael Möllenbeck, and José Guirao. After him are Vitalii Skakun, Ronan Vibert, Sergey Dmitriyev, Pavlo Lee, and Goran Sankovič.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Robbie Brightwell ranks 171 out of 217Before him are Hussain Shah (1964), Chetan Anand (1915), Googie Withers (1917), Zia Mohyeddin (1931), Hina Jilani (1953), and Ambika Soni (1942). After him are Kamila Shamsie (1973), Nalini Malani (1946), Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (1952), Rubin Okotie (1987), Masood Azhar (1968), and Prithipal Singh (1932).

Among ATHLETES In Pakistan

Among athletes born in Pakistan, Robbie Brightwell ranks 4Before him are Milkha Singh (1935), Abdul Hamid (1927), and Noor Alam (1929). After him are Prithipal Singh (1932), Arshad Nadeem (1997), Najma Parveen (1990), Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (1984), and Talha Talib (1999).