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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 metres 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 892,647 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Iwan Thomas is the 4,373rd most popular athlete (down from 4,331st in 2019), the 7,388th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,411th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 39.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Iwan Thomas ranks 4,373 out of 6,025. Before him are Selemon Barega, Paola Espinosa, Carlos Condit, Flora Duffy, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, and Lyudmyla Olyanovska. After him are Kayra Sayit, Lin Yun-ju, Meng Guanliang, Jude Monye, Ivan Tcherezov, and Germaine Mason.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Iwan Thomas ranks 936. Before him are Natalie Maines, Cédric Burdet, Vladimir Maminov, Tisir Al-Antaif, Toshiyuki Abe, and Víctor Hugo Peña. After him are Rachna Banerjee, Tim Thomas, Roger Hammond, Fazlullah, Orlando Jordan, and Savatheda Fynes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 7,388 out of 8,785. Before him are Sharon Rendle (1966), Zidane Iqbal (2003), Millie Brady (1993), Frank Sinclair (1971), David Lidington (1956), and Lyudmyla Olyanovska (1993). After him are Kae Tempest (1985), Dizzee Rascal (1984), Michaela Coel (1987), Harry Wilson (1997), Kate Nash (1987), and Roger Hammond (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 147. Before him are Peter Elliott (1962), Anna Tunnicliffe (1982), Todd Bennett (1962), Ludmila (null), Sharon Rendle (1966), and Lyudmyla Olyanovska (1993). After him are Alistair Brownlee (1988), Ben Ainslie (1977), John Regis (1966), Andrew Simpson (1976), Heather Oakes (1959), and Steve Smith (1973).

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