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Derek Redmond

1965 - Today

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Derek Anthony Redmond (born 4 September 1965) is a retired British sprinter. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4x400 metres relay at the World Championships and European Championships. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Redmond has received more than 1,551,257 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Derek Redmond is the 2,600th most popular athlete (down from 2,258th in 2019), the 6,217th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,098th in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derek Redmond ranks 2,600 out of 6,025. Before him are Julius Korir, Yelena Yelesina, Jack London, Christiane Wartenberg, Barbara Krug, and Pascal Tayot. After him are Svetlana Krivelyova, Filip Filipović, Carol Lewis, Bohdan Bondarenko, Zoltán Sztanity, and Joe Earl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Derek Redmond ranks 633. Before him are Darja Švajger, Matt Servitto, Ilija Trojanow, Dominique Herr, Kálmán Kovács, and Pascal Tayot. After him are Christopher C. Miller, Linda Medalen, Alexandre Jardin, Franjo Arapović, Allar Levandi, and Igor Milanović.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Redmond ranks 6,217 out of 8,785. Before him are Bruce Rioch (1947), Danny McGrain (1950), Toby Regbo (1991), Diane Abbott (1953), Barbara Murray (1929), and Bonobo (1976). After him are Michael Oliver (1985), Anthony Moore (1948), Steve Coppell (1955), Raymond Keene (1948), Penny Mordaunt (1973), and Jim Crawford (1948).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Derek Redmond ranks 96. Before him are Maureen Gardner (1928), Daley Thompson (1958), Jayne Torvill (1957), Gladys Davis (1893), Chris Tomlinson (1981), and David Hemery (1944). After him are Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Sonia Robertson (1947), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Steve Cram (1960), and June Foulds (1934).

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