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Derrick Adkins

1970 - Today

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Derrick Ralph Adkins (born July 2, 1970) is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and World Champion at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. He was the fastest man in the world in the 1994 and 1996 seasons, and holds a personal record of 47.54 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derrick Adkins has received more than 55,096 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Derrick Adkins is the 2,721st most popular athlete (down from 2,343rd in 2019), the 15,490th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,868th in 2019) and the 425th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 55k

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  • 30.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derrick Adkins ranks 2,721 out of 3,059Before him are Zhang Wenxiu, Pierre Vaultier, Mariya Savinova, Alexander Parygin, Aleksandr Tretyakov, and Steve Cram. After him are Inna Lasovskaya, Yu Song, John Godina, João Vieira, Zulfiya Chinshanlo, and Sam Kendricks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Derrick Adkins ranks 769Before him are Masahiro Ota, Giovanni Pellielo, Damian Mori, Nobuyasu Ikeda, Jens Todt, and Mario Reiter. After him are Fahad Al-Mehallel, Cody Cameron, Siaosi Sovaleni, Matt Lindland, Gladys Berejiklian, and Rod Brind'Amour.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derrick Adkins ranks 15,490 out of 18,182Before him are Kurt Thomas (1972), Debra Wilson (1962), Kaitlyn (1986), Ángela Aguilar (2003), Rutina Wesley (1978), and Nick Anderson (1968). After him are Antwon Tanner (1975), Katie Featherston (1982), Leslie Browne (1957), Julie McNiven (1980), Ryan Potter (1995), and Brandon Jennings (1989).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Derrick Adkins ranks 425Before him are Denean Howard (1964), Andrew Howe (1985), Darrell Pace (1956), Joni Huntley (1956), Angelo Taylor (1978), and Stacy Dragila (1971). After him are John Godina (1972), Sam Kendricks (1992), Mike Rodgers (1985), Mark Breland (1963), Eddy Alvarez (1990), and Tim Burke (1982).