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Asha Philip

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Asha Solette Philip (born 25 October 1990) is an English sprinter and former junior gymnast specialising in double mini-trampoline. She was the first British woman to achieve a global 100 metres title at any age-group, winning gold at the 2007 World Youth Championships aged 16. Following a serious knee injury in gymnastics in a championship in Quebec at 17, and a rehabilitation period of several years, she returned to athletics full-time in 2014, winning gold at the European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay for Great Britain, and bronze in the same event at the Commonwealth Games for England. She won her first senior individual title in 2017, claiming gold at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships 60 metres for women, and with Dina Asher-Smith, Desiree Henry and Daryll Neita formed part of the Great Britain 4 × 100 m relay squad which won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Rio Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Asha Philip is the 7,991st most popular athlete (down from 7,366th in 2024), the 8,718th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,439th in 2019) and the 289th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Asha Philip ranks 7,991 out of 6,025. Before her are Meritxell Mas, Eduard Popp, Marko Tomićević, Jenny Jones, Kazuma Tomoto, and Jack Laugher. After her are Marta Wieliczko, Simona Radiș, Alicia McCormack, Kemi Adekoya, Christian Malcolm, and Peter Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Asha Philip ranks 1,672. Before her are Toni Dovale, Yuma Takahashi, Marco Del Lungo, Marko Tomićević, Tomotaka Okamoto, and Regina Cassandra. After her are Óscar Opazo, Atsutaka Nakamura, Jani Lajunen, Kotaro Fujiwara, Dzmitry Baha, and Edgar Malakyan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Asha Philip ranks 8,720 out of 8,785. Before her are Richard Kilty (1989), Billy Sharp (1986), James Morrison (1986), Kimberley Nixon (1985), Jenny Jones (1980), and Jack Laugher (1995). After her are Liam Ridgewell (1984), Myleene Klass (1978), Millie Gibson (2004), Christian Malcolm (1979), Matthew Selt (1985), and Charlie Rowe (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Asha Philip ranks 289. Before her are Katarina Johnson-Thompson (1993), Saskia Clark (1979), Alex Gregory (1984), Richard Kilty (1989), Jenny Jones (1980), and Jack Laugher (1995). After her are Christian Malcolm (1979), Anna Watkins (1983), Stuart Bithell (1986), Dom Parsons (1987), Joe Clarke (1992), and Eve Muirhead (1990).

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