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Jo Pavey

1973 - Today

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Joanne Marie Pavey MBE (née Davis, born 20 September 1973) is a British retired long-distance runner. A World, European and Commonwealth medallist, Pavey won the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2014 European Championships as the oldest female European champion to date. She also won bronze in the 10,000 m at the 2007 World Championships. Pavey is a five-time Olympian, having represented Great Britain in every Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jo Pavey is the 3,045th most popular athlete (up from 5,650th in 2024), the 6,669th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,867th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jo Pavey ranks 3,045 out of 6,025. Before her are Kim Soo-nyung, Silvia Chivás, Ronny Weller, Dietmar Schauerhammer, Ron Delany, and Willie Banks. After her are Valerios Leonidis, Gianluca Farina, Katrin Apel, Bettina Schmidt, Theresia Kiesl, and Éva Tófalvi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Jo Pavey ranks 628. Before her are Markus Näslund, Kohsuke Toriumi, Molly Sims, Panjabi MC, Karim Alami, and Chelsi Smith. After her are Katrin Apel, Valdete Idrizi, Daniel Günther, Stipe Drews, Seth Meyers, and Ryuji Michiki.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jo Pavey ranks 6,671 out of 8,785. Before her are Ruben Loftus-Cheek (1996), Laura Howard (1977), Panjabi MC (1973), Shay Brennan (1937), Fraser Forster (1988), and Mark Allen (1986). After her are Lee Carsley (1974), Tom Aspinall (1993), Naomi Ackie (1992), Tom Heaton (1986), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (1997), and Rachel Hurd-Wood (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Jo Pavey ranks 123. Before her are Derek Redmond (1965), Kim Tae-gyun (null), Jonny Brownlee (1990), Brendan Foster (1948), Josh Kerr (1997), and Sheila Sherwood (1945). After her are Simmone Jacobs (1966), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), David Broome (1940), Gary Anderson (1970), Lizzy Yarnold (1988), and Charlie Spedding (1952).

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