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Derek Ibbotson

1932 - 2017

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George Derek Ibbotson (17 June 1932 – 23 February 2017) was an English runner who excelled in athletics in the 1950s. His most famous achievement was setting a new world record in the mile in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Ibbotson is the 3,716th most popular athlete (down from 3,571st in 2024), the 7,072nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,985th in 2019) and the 136th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derek Ibbotson ranks 3,716 out of 6,025. Before him are Claudia Heill, Eskild Ebbesen, Sylke Otto, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Danka Barteková, and Dominic Andres. After him are Miltiadis Tentoglou, Bart Veldkamp, Armin Eichholz, Emma Green, Sam Kendricks, and Yun Young-sook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Derek Ibbotson ranks 581. Before him are Zell Miller, Harry Sinden, Julie Bennett, Vic Crowe, Barbara Gittings, and Pete Domenici. After him are Prithipal Singh, John Murtha, and Ted Nash. Among people deceased in 2017, Derek Ibbotson ranks 678. Before him are Stefano Farina, Serge Baguet, Angel Espinosa, Fadwa Souleimane, Fredy Schmidtke, and Aaron Hernandez. After him are Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Joost van der Westhuizen, Moïse Brou Apanga, Tom Alter, David Poisson, and Yukinori Miyabe.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Ibbotson ranks 7,074 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Kanal (1970), Steve Cook (1991), Layla El (1977), Ryan Bennett (1990), Charles Mesure (1970), and Burial (2000). After him are Hannah Ware (1982), Ken Dodd (1927), Lucian Msamati (1976), Sue Barker (1956), Lewis Dunk (1991), and Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Derek Ibbotson ranks 136. Before him are Holly Bradshaw (1991), Angela Bailey (1962), David Thompson (1977), Leroy Watson (1965), John Disley (1928), and Alison Williamson (1971). After him are Kirsten Barnes (1968), Tim Baillie (1979), Alex Yee (1998), Steve Cram (1960), Derek Porter (1967), and Colin Jackson (1967).

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