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Willem Slijkhuis

1923 - 2003

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Willem Frederik "Wim" Slijkhuis (13 January 1923 – 28 June 2003) was a Dutch athlete. During his career that lasted from 1939 to 1954 he was a world's top middle distance runner, excelling in distances from 1500 to 5000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Slijkhuis is the 1,605th most popular athlete (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 875th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 873rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 1,605 out of 6,025. Before him are Paola Pigni, Maureen Caird, Petar Šegvić, Ruth Svedberg, Bruno Visintin, and Hans Grodotzki. After him are Martin Strel, Kaarlo Tuominen, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Fred Tootell, Walter Middelberg, and Ria Stalman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 400. Before him are Basil Hume, Liviu Ciulei, Augusto Magli, Avram Davidson, Yevgeny Vesnik, and Raoul Bott. After him are Inge Keller, Tom M. Apostol, Haydée Santamaría, Eric Sykes, Ron Flockhart, and Antonio Siddi. Among people deceased in 2003, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 300. Before him are Stan Brakhage, Daphne Oram, Koloman Sokol, Curt Hennig, Warren Zevon, and Arne Månsson. After him are Edwin Starr, Ignacio Velasco, Gusztáv Juhász, José Juncosa, Zagir Ismagilov, and Eddie Thomson.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 875 out of 1,646. Before him are Winston Bogarde (1970), Duncan Laurence (1994), Adriaan van Maanen (1884), Mauk Weber (1914), Gregory van der Wiel (1988), and Nordin Amrabat (1987). After him are J. Bernlef (1937), Walter Middelberg (1875), Ria Stalman (1951), Joan Röell (1844), Els Borst (1932), and Euclid Tsakalotos (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Willem Slijkhuis ranks 12. Before him are Roelof Klein (1877), François Brandt (1874), Mia Gommers (1939), Harry Steevens (1945), Jopie Selbach (1918), and Jan Wienese (1942). After him are Walter Middelberg (1875), Ria Stalman (1951), Erik Hartsuiker (1940), Johannes van Dijk (1868), Hermanus Brockmann (1871), and Tijjani Reijnders (1998).

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