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Jonathan Edwards

1966 - Today

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Jonathan David Edwards, (born 10 May 1966) is a British former triple jumper. He is an Olympic, double World, European, European indoor and Commonwealth champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Edwards has received more than 136,293 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jonathan Edwards is the 251st most popular athlete (down from 217th in 2019), the 2,567th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,621st in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jonathan Edwards ranks 251 out of 6,025Before him are Frederick Lorz, Ben Adams, Robert Kerr, Peter Snell, Inessa Kravets, and Francis Lane. After him are Marlies Göhr, Volmari Iso-Hollo, K. D. Jadhav, Miruts Yifter, Evelyne Hall, and Nadezhda Chizhova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Jonathan Edwards ranks 113Before him are James Gunn, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Carola Häggkvist, Freddy Rincón, Ben Miller, and Inessa Kravets. After him are Leon Lai, Roberto Sensini, Abel Balbo, Dimebag Darrell, Anna Rita Del Piano, and Bill Goldberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Edwards ranks 2,567 out of 8,785Before him are Æthelfrith (600), Graham Hancock (1950), Johnny Clegg (1953), Ben Miller (1966), George Shearing (1919), and Banastre Tarleton (1754). After him are T. H. Marshall (1893), Bernie Marsden (1951), Bryan Robson (1957), I. A. Richards (1893), Simon Phillips (1957), and Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Edwards ranks 11Before him are Roger Bannister (1929), Ken McArthur (1881), George S. Robertson (1872), Harold Abrahams (1899), Dorian Yates (1962), and Robert Kerr (1882). After him are Nancy Mackay (1922), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Norman Read (1931), Sidney Robinson (1876), Jack Broughton (1703), and Edwin Flack (1873).