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David Weller

1957 - Today

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David Weller (born 11 February 1957) is a retired Jamaican track cyclist. Weller won a bronze medal in 1000 metres time trial at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, becoming the first (and still the only) Jamaican to win an Olympic medal in another sport than athletics. At the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984, Weller finished sixth as a result of a serious pre-Olympic competition injury received in a crash in Medellin, Colombia two months before his 1984 Olympic competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Weller has received more than 27,598 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Weller is the 901st most popular cyclist (down from 777th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 93rd in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, David Weller ranks 901 out of 1,613. Before him are Tanel Kangert, Kirsten Wild, Simon Clarke, Fabiana Luperini, Yvonne McGregor, and Mariana Pajón. After him are Alexander Bocharov, Robert Kišerlovski, Yauheni Hutarovich, Alexandre Usov, Shane Kelly, and Caleb Ewan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, David Weller ranks 762. Before him are Antonio López, James Donaldson, Mark Johnson, Graham Rix, David Beasley, and Chris Anderson. After him are Steve Foster, Mary Carillo, Alan Stern, Reggie Theus, Jim Craig, and Jeh Johnson.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, David Weller ranks 112 out of 189. Before him are Buju Banton (1973), Ian Goodison (1972), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Sherone Simpson (1984), Vybz Kartel (1976), and Beverly McDonald (1970). After him are Sandie Richards (1968), Nickel Ashmeade (1990), Kerron Stewart (1984), Novlene Williams-Mills (1982), Musashi Suzuki (1994), and Melaine Walker (1983).

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Among CYCLISTS In Jamaica

Among cyclists born in Jamaica, David Weller ranks 1. 

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