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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 1,406,543 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Derek Redmond is the 2,259th most popular athlete (down from 1,382nd in 2019), the 6,112th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,403rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 33.22

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derek Redmond ranks 2,259 out of 3,059Before him are Jay O'Brien, Dmitry Klokov, Oksana Yermakova, Alice Brown, Markéta Davidová, and Gedeón Guardiola. After him are Lyudmyla Blonska, Olivier Lenglet, Anzhela Balakhonova, Johan Petersson, Tanyu Kiryakov, and Thierry Gueorgiou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Derek Redmond ranks 679Before him are Kim Jae-yup, Grigory Kiriyenko, Andrzej Wroński, Fabián Cancelarich, Rhoda Griffis, and Michael E. Mann. After him are Samuel Bayer, Milan Ohnisko, Hippolyt Kempf, Chuck Behler, Jens Müller, and Pamela Gidley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Redmond ranks 6,112 out of 7,765Before him are Sarah Lancashire (1964), Ashley Madekwe (1983), Ann Widdecombe (1947), Craig Brown (1940), Iain De Caestecker (1987), and Stephen Hough (1961). After him are Gemma Whelan (1981), Matthew Tuck (1980), Raza Jaffrey (1973), Hannah New (1984), Ledley King (1980), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (1994).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Derek Redmond ranks 78Before him are Shirley Cawley (1932), Tom Daley (1994), Paul Nihill (1939), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Sandra Chick (1947), and Dorothy Hyman (1941). After him are Sheila Sherwood (1945), John Disley (1928), Sarah Stevenson (1983), Richard Meade (1938), Jean Pickering (1929), and Alan Pascoe (1947).