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LaShawn Merritt

1986 - Today

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LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes 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 ninth fastest of all time. He 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 467,299 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). LaShawn Merritt is the 2,241st most popular athlete (down from 1,561st in 2019), the 14,329th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,251st in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Athlete.

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  • 33.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, LaShawn Merritt ranks 2,241 out of 3,059Before him are Kimmo Kinnunen, Mattias Falck, Valentyna Semerenko, Felix Loch, Ezekiel Kemboi, and Justine Braisaz. After him are Ivan Ivanov, Arsi Harju, Petra Behle, Gezahegne Abera, Chris Brasher, and Maurren Maggi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, LaShawn Merritt ranks 475Before him are Rona Nishliu, Olesya Rulin, Bryant Dunston, Sarah Bouhaddi, Shinzo Koroki, and Valentyna Semerenko. After him are Fabián Orellana, Crystal Kay, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Marya Roxx, Trevor Morgan, and Amber Riley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 14,329 out of 18,182Before him are Bryant Dunston (1986), Addison Timlin (1991), Matt O'Leary (1987), Daniel Sunjata (1971), Sticky Fingaz (1973), and Ernest Truex (1889). After him are Keith Langford (1983), Terence Crawford (1987), Conrad Richter (1890), Jared Fogle (1977), Squire Fridell (1943), and Federico Peña (1947).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 382Before him are Adam Nelson (1975), Anne Henning (1955), Matthew Emmons (1981), George Poage (1880), Reese Hoffa (1977), and Millard Hampton (1956). After him are Ashton Eaton (1988), Truxtun Hare (1878), Jay O'Brien (1883), Alice Brown (1960), Mel Pender (1937), and Sam Graddy (1964).

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