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LaShawn Merritt

1986 - Today

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LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a former Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.65 seconds makes him the eleventh fastest of all time. Merritt was a successful junior athlete and won the 400 m gold at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as well as setting two world junior records in the relays. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of LaShawn Merritt has received more than 506,663 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). LaShawn Merritt is the 3,342nd most popular athlete (down from 2,240th in 2019), the 15,926th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,293rd in 2019) and the 514th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, LaShawn Merritt ranks 3,342 out of 6,025. Before him are Hadi Saei, Jens-Peter Herold, Luiza Gega, Theoren Fleury, Olaf Hampel, and Kirsten Barnes. After him are Paul Ruto, Michael Hadschieff, Wilson Boit Kipketer, Richard Trautmann, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, and Jaime Ordiales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, LaShawn Merritt ranks 528. Before him are Kyle Gallner, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Margo Harshman, Winston Duke, Bruno Coutinho, and Elim Chan. After him are Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Jurica Buljat, Ousmane Viera, Crystal Kay, Jason Lamy-Chappuis, and Tom Huddlestone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 15,926 out of 20,380. Before him are Quavo (1991), Marty Walsh (1967), Matt Walsh (1964), Rodney Harvey (1967), Nate McMillan (1964), and Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958). After him are William Roth (1921), Noah Cyrus (2000), Sasha Barrese (1981), Mike Bibby (1978), Ralph Edwards (1913), and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 514. Before him are Danny Everett (1966), Shawn Crawford (1978), Brian Lewis (1974), Antonio Pettigrew (1967), Christian Coleman (1996), and Joni Huntley (1956). After him are Ashton Eaton (1988), Jay O'Brien (1883), Sunder Nix (1961), Sam Kendricks (1992), Lee Thompson (null), and Dan Ayrault (1935).

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