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Gail Devers

1966 - Today

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Yolanda Gail Devers ( DEE-vərz; born November 19, 1966) is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles. One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was the 1993, 1997 and 2004 world indoor champion in the 60 m, while in the 60 m hurdles, she was the 2003 world indoor champion and 2004 silver medalist. In the 100 m, she is the second woman in history to defend an Olympic 100 m title, winning gold at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gail Devers has received more than 664,394 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gail Devers is the 2,064th most popular athlete (down from 1,368th in 2019), the 11,287th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,034th in 2019) and the 350th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 49.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gail Devers ranks 2,064 out of 6,025. Before her are Nesta Carter, Josef Kloimstein, Burton Downing, Ferenc Török, Oscar Osthoff, and Saida Gunba. After her are Nobuo Arai, Jim Ryun, Detlef Michel, Filbert Bayi, Frank Kugler, and Thierry Vigneron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Gail Devers ranks 413. Before her are Frank Ferrer, Chai Ling, Chokri El Ouaer, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Timothy Ray Brown, and Anne Brochet. After her are Alastair Reynolds, Karyn Parsons, Kenny Bräck, Vincenzo Sospiri, Andrew Wood, and Stéphane Brizé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gail Devers ranks 11,287 out of 20,380. Before her are Tamara Dobson (1947), Jean Stafford (1915), Steven Weber (1961), Ormond Stone (1847), Pat Flaherty (1926), and Wanda Sykes (1964). After her are Colin Edwards (1974), Nicole Richie (1981), Porter Wagoner (1927), Lou Adler (1933), Jim Ryun (1947), and Peter Sellars (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Gail Devers ranks 350. Before her are John Mulcahy (1876), Anne Henning (1955), Duvall Hecht (1930), Mae Faggs (1932), Burton Downing (1885), and Oscar Osthoff (1883). After her are Jim Ryun (1947), Gilbert Colgate (1899), James Dunbar (1930), Kenny Harrison (1965), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), and Maira (null).

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