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John Regis

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John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE (born 13 October 1966) is a British former sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships. He was a member of the British teams which won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and the silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Olympic Games. Regis was the British 200 metres record-holder, which he set in 1994 until Zharnel Hughes broke the 30-year British record by clocking 19.73 seconds on 23 July 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Regis is the 5,079th most popular athlete (down from 4,397th in 2024), the 7,693rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,419th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Regis ranks 5,079 out of 6,025. Before him are Michal Riszdorfer, Hanna Mariën, Asley González, Abdalaati Iguider, Edvinas Krungolcas, and Óscar Brayson. After him are Mikko Ronkainen, Lázaro Martínez, Liu Jia, Marco Innocenti, Kirsten van der Kolk, and Tamás Molnár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, John Regis ranks 1,088. Before him are Kevin Gallacher, Oren Moverman, Alexei Barsov, Gary Neiwand, Robin Fraser, and Raphael Saadiq. After him are Karen Percy, Owen Coyle, Brenda K. Starr, A. O. Scott, Rod Strickland, and Christine Blasey Ford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Regis ranks 7,695 out of 8,785. Before him are Marlon Devonish (1976), Jeff Minter (1962), Ben Brereton Díaz (1999), Billy Howle (1989), Lee Sharpe (1971), and Hermione Corfield (1993). After him are Lyndsey Marshal (1978), Grayson Perry (1960), Luke Rowe (1990), Jason McAteer (1971), Greg Davies (1968), and Miranda Raison (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, John Regis ranks 172. Before him are Carl Hester (1967), Yvonne Murray (1964), Chijindu Ujah (1994), Steve Smith (1973), Matt Langridge (1983), and Marlon Devonish (1976). After him are Enrico Rossi (null), Dwain Chambers (1978), Brian Jacks (1946), Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960), Phillips Idowu (1978), and Stephen Jones (null).

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