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Tom Richards
1910 - 1985

Tom Richards
Thomas John Henry Richards (15 March 1910 – 19 January 1985) was a Welsh athlete who specialised mainly in the marathon. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. He was the first Welsh athlete to win an individual Olympic track and field medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Richards is the 1,706th most popular athlete (down from 923rd in 2019), the 4,812th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,026th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Tom Richards ranks 1,706 out of 6,025. Before him are Yoshinobu Miyake, Murray Halberg, Herbert Gruber, Heather Oakes, Lien Gisolf, and Archibald MacKinnon. After him are Kęstutis Šapka, Marc Bouissou, Jack Lovelock, Eddy Ottoz, Bob Tisdall, and Jalmari Eskola.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYoshinobu Miyake
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,700
Murray Halberg
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,701
Herbert Gruber
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,702
Heather Oakes
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,703
Lien Gisolf
1910 - 1993
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,704
Archibald MacKinnon
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,705
Tom Richards
1910 - 1985
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,706
Kęstutis Šapka
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,707
Marc Bouissou
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,708
Jack Lovelock
1910 - 1949
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,709
Eddy Ottoz
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,710
Bob Tisdall
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,711
Jalmari Eskola
1886 - 1958
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,712
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Tom Richards ranks 355. Before him are Henri Louveau, Lucky Dube, Gerd Hornberger, Gordon B. Hinckley, Gavino Matta, and Lien Gisolf. After him are Jack Lovelock, Georg Johansson, Peter Hirt, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Pierre Musy, and Vasile Deheleanu. Among people deceased in 1985, Tom Richards ranks 237. Before him are Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Alister Hardy, Harold Whitlock, Paul Creston, George O'Brien, and Fritz Keller. After him are André Bjerke, Scott Brady, Alfredo Duhalde, Werner Meyer, Isaac Kashdan, and Lloyd Nolan.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsHenri Louveau
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 349
Lucky Dube
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 350
Gerd Hornberger
ATHLETE
1910 - 1988
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 351
Gordon B. Hinckley
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2008
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 352
Gavino Matta
ATHLETE
1910 - 1954
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 353
Lien Gisolf
ATHLETE
1910 - 1993
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 354
Tom Richards
ATHLETE
1910 - 1985
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 355
Jack Lovelock
ATHLETE
1910 - 1949
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 356
Georg Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1996
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 357
Peter Hirt
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 358
Gjorgji Abadžiev
WRITER
1910 - 1963
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 359
Pierre Musy
ATHLETE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 360
Vasile Deheleanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 361
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsHerbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1985
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 231
Alister Hardy
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1985
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 232
Harold Whitlock
ATHLETE
1903 - 1985
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 233
Paul Creston
COMPOSER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 234
George O'Brien
ACTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 235
Fritz Keller
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 236
Tom Richards
ATHLETE
1910 - 1985
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 237
André Bjerke
WRITER
1918 - 1985
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 238
Scott Brady
ACTOR
1924 - 1985
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 239
Alfredo Duhalde
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1985
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 240
Werner Meyer
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 241
Isaac Kashdan
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 242
Lloyd Nolan
ACTOR
1902 - 1985
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 243
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Richards ranks 4,813 out of 8,785. Before him are Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), Heather Oakes (1959), Malcolm Sargent (1895), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), and Sophie Okonedo (1968). After him are Margaret Scriven (1912), Holly Johnson (1960), Matt Hancock (1978), Guy Simonds (1903), Louise Rayner (1832), and George Montagu (1751).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAneurin Bevan
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1960
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 4,807
Reggie Pridmore
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1918
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,808
Heather Oakes
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,809
Malcolm Sargent
CONDUCTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,810
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
EXPLORER
1886 - 1959
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,811
Sophie Okonedo
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 4,812
Tom Richards
ATHLETE
1910 - 1985
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 4,813
Margaret Scriven
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 4,814
Holly Johnson
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 4,815
Matt Hancock
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 4,816
Guy Simonds
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1974
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 4,817
Louise Rayner
PAINTER
1832 - 1924
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4,818
George Montagu
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1815
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4,819
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Tom Richards ranks 65. Before him are Barbara Burke (1917), George Cornet (1877), Phyllis Johnson (1886), Harold Whitlock (1903), Gordon Pirie (1931), and Heather Oakes (1959). After him are George Goulding (1884), Audrey Williamson (1926), Michael Wheeler (1935), John McNally (1932), Willie Applegarth (1890), and Basil Heatley (1933).
Barbara Burke
1917 - 1998
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 59
George Cornet
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 60
Phyllis Johnson
1886 - 1967
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 61
Harold Whitlock
1903 - 1985
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 62
Gordon Pirie
1931 - 1991
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 63
Heather Oakes
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 64
Tom Richards
1910 - 1985
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 65
George Goulding
1884 - 1966
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 66
Audrey Williamson
1926 - 2010
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 67
Michael Wheeler
1935 - 2020
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 68
John McNally
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 69
Willie Applegarth
1890 - 1958
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 70
Basil Heatley
1933 - 2019
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 71