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Elaine Thompson

1992 - Today

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Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah (born 28 June 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive in the 100 m, and the third fastest ever in the 200 m. Thompson-Herah is the first ever female sprinter, and the second sprinter after Usain Bolt, to win the "sprint double" at consecutive Olympics, capturing 100 m and 200 m gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and defending both titles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elaine Thompson has received more than 587,920 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Elaine Thompson is the 2,497th most popular athlete (down from 2,101st in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 80th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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  • 39.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Elaine Thompson ranks 2,497 out of 6,025. Before her are Ralf Schumann, Irving Saladino, Dennis Mitchell, Gabriela Koukalová, Yobes Ondieki, and Joe Rantz. After her are Jos Lansink, Slavko Obadov, Khalid Boulami, Valer Toma, Vicki Draves, and Vebjørn Rodal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Elaine Thompson ranks 183. Before her are Elizabeth Lail, Édouard Louis, Aoi Yūki, Bruno Martins Indi, Ahn So-hee, and Filip Đuričić. After her are Remo Freuler, Bartosz Bereszyński, George MacKay, Ryo Miyaichi, Ezgjan Alioski, and Safura Alizadeh.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Elaine Thompson ranks 78 out of 189. Before her are Alexander Bustamante (1884), Ini Kamoze (1957), Donovan Ricketts (1977), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Luther Blissett (1958), and Hugh Shearer (1923). After her are Junior Murvin (1949), Diana King (1970), Keith Gardner (1929), Capleton (1967), Dennis Brown (1957), and Michael Frater (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Elaine Thompson ranks 18. Before her are Shawn Rhoden (1975), Herb McKenley (1922), Linford Christie (1960), Donovan Bailey (1967), Nesta Carter (1985), and Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982). After her are Keith Gardner (1929), Michael Frater (1982), Grace Jackson (1961), Bert Cameron (1959), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), and Shericka Jackson (1994).

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