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Iwan Thomas

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Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World (4 × 400 m relay) champion. Thomas is the former UK 400m record holder, with his time of 44.36s set in Birmingham on 13 July 1997 standing until Matthew Hudson-Smith broke the record in May 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iwan Thomas has received more than 778,644 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Iwan Thomas is the 4,333rd most popular athlete (down from 2,955th in 2019), the 7,431st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,656th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 780k

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  • 17.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Iwan Thomas ranks 4,333 out of 3,059Before him are David Boudia, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Scotty Lago, Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Nathan Cohen, and Gudaf Tsegay. After him are Tiffany Porter, Christine Girard, Scotty James, Nick Dempsey, Emma Twigg, and Kristoffer Brun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Iwan Thomas ranks 1,014Before him are Eric Greitens, Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Daz Sampson, Zali Steggall, Gayatri Joshi, and Ade Akinbiyi. After him are Frank Caliendo, Simon Donnelly, Beatrice Faumuina, and Guðmundur Þór Kárason.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 7,431 out of 7,765Before him are Dean Marney (1984), Lee Naylor (1980), Gavin Hoyte (1990), Leigh Francis (1973), Tara Sharma (1977), and Fleur East (1987). After him are Giles Barnes (1988), Jamal Lewis (1998), James Garner (2001), Nick Dempsey (1980), Ross McCormack (1986), and Clinton Morrison (1979).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 153Before him are David Florence (1982), Jamie Baulch (1973), Dai Greene (1986), Daniel Goodfellow (1996), Lizzy Yarnold (1988), and Holly Bradshaw (1991). After him are Nick Dempsey (1980), Greg Searle (1972), Adam Gemili (1993), James Dasaolu (1987), Andy Turner (1980), and Katherine Grainger (1975).