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David Berkoff, a Common card
David "Dave" Charles Berkoff is an American former competition Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,500
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
David Berkoff quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Berkoff card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Berkoff was a ______ specialist who won a total of four medals during his career at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992.
Answer
backstroke. Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four medals during his career at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. From the David Berkoff article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for breaking the world record for the 100-meter backstroke three times, beginning at the ____ Olympic trial preliminaries, becoming the first swimmer to go under 55 seconds for the event.
Answer
1980s. He is best known for breaking the world record for the 100-meter backstroke three times, beginning at the 1988 Olympic trial preliminaries, becoming the first swimmer to go under 55 seconds for the event. From the David Berkoff article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four medals during his career at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992.
- He is best known for breaking the world record for the 100-meter backstroke three times, beginning at the 1988 Olympic trial preliminaries, becoming the first swimmer to go under 55 seconds for the event.
- He is also remembered for his powerful underwater backstroke start, the eponymous "Berkoff Blastoff" which after a strong push-off from the side of the pool used a horizontal body position with locked arms outstretched overhead and an undulating or wavelike aerodynamic dolphin kick to provide thrust and build speed.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Berkoff article was read about 5,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, David Berkoff (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bertolinephotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
