ATHLETE

Kelly Sotherton

1976 - Today

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Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British former heptathlete, long jumper and relay runner. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes, also at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as being part of the bronze medal-winning team in the Women's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics (again, initially finishing 5th but upgraded after various subsequent doping disqualifications). As such she is one of only five women to win multiple medals in Olympic heptathlon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kelly Sotherton has received more than 343,771 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Kelly Sotherton is the 6,126th most popular athlete (down from 4,165th in 2019), the 8,029th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,250th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 3.90

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kelly Sotherton ranks 6,126 out of 6,025Before her are Marco Arop, Floria Gueï, Kahena Kunze, Yuto Horigome, Cynthia Bolingo, and Fanny Smets. After her are Alexis Bœuf, Ida Karstoft, Annette Duetz, Anthony Zambrano, Ivana Maksimović, and Max Salminen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Kelly Sotherton ranks 1,156Before her are Takuya Ito, Janet Varney, Gerald Drummond, Yukinori Shigeta, Kenji Kitahara, and Don Hertzfeldt. After her are Mitsuru Mukojima, Ro Khanna, Kosaku Masuda, Cat Deeley, Matt Welsh, and Ron Mercer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kelly Sotherton ranks 8,029 out of 8,785Before her are Ben Goldacre (1974), Zoella (1990), Kimberley Walsh (1981), Megan Prescott (1991), Jack Cutmore-Scott (1987), and Cameron Jerome (1986). After her are Tom Fletcher (1985), James Wilson (1995), Jonathan Walters (1983), Gavin McCann (1978), Jake Wood (1972), and Derek Whyte (1968).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Kelly Sotherton ranks 202Before her are Ben Maher (1983), Sarah Stevenson (1983), Daniel Wiffen (2001), Tony Jarrett (1968), Georgia Taylor-Brown (1994), and Janice Rankin (1972). After her are Donna Hartley (1955), James Dasaolu (1987), Edwin Jackson (null), Phelan Hill (1979), Paul Goodison (1977), and Marcus Walz (1994).