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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 long-distance runner representing Europe, Great Britain and England in a career notable for its longevity, range and consistency. A World, European and Commonwealth medallist, Pavey won her only senior title when she claimed the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich, ten months after giving birth to her second child, to become the oldest female European champion in history at the age of 40 years and 325 days. Pavey is a five-time Olympian, having represented Great Britain in every Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Pavey has received more than 271,909 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jo Pavey is the 5,002nd most popular athlete (down from 4,379th in 2019), the 7,855th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,472nd in 2019) and the 174th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jo Pavey ranks 5,002 out of 6,025Before her are Sandra Schmirler, Trecia-Kaye Smith, Wang Jianan, Hannes Aigner, Mariusz Jurkiewicz, and Femi Ogunode. After her are Margot van Geffen, Isaquias Queiroz, Giorgia Bordignon, James Thompson, Alin Moldoveanu, and Ihab Abdelrahman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Jo Pavey ranks 1,105Before her are Takashi Uemura, Alice Roberts, Yasuhide Ihara, Jason McCartney, Yoshiyuki Takemoto, and Mitsunori Yamao. After her are Danny Tiatto, Masayuki Ota, Ryugo Okamoto, Valdete Idrizi, Tim Ryan, and Brian Maisonneuve.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jo Pavey ranks 7,855 out of 8,785Before her are Alan Hutton (1984), Jodie Taylor (1986), Efan Ekoku (1967), Jordon Ibe (1995), Ben Healy (2000), and Robert Webb (1972). After her are Andrew Hogg (1985), Jo Swinson (1980), Dave Mulligan (1982), Gary Caldwell (1982), Paddy McNair (1995), and Wilbur Soot (1996).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Jo Pavey ranks 174Before her are Phillips Idowu (1978), Steph Cook (1972), Jonny Brownlee (1990), Jade Jones (1993), Dan Hardy (1982), and Jason Gardener (1975). After her are Simon Terry (1974), Raymond Stevens (1963), Mark Rowland (1963), Amy Williams (1982), Dina Asher-Smith (1995), and Tim Brabants (1977).