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Linford Christie

1960 - Today

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Linford Christie (born 2 April 1960) is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter and athletics coach. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and held the British record in the event for close to 30 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Linford Christie has received more than 1,469,802 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Linford Christie is the 353rd most popular athlete (up from 810th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 50th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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  • 47.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Linford Christie ranks 353 out of 3,059. Before him are Blanka Vlašić, Berit Mørdre, Rosa Mota, Étienne Gailly, Roald Larsen, and Tyson Gay. After him are Vera Nikolić, Herma Bauma, Henry Russell, Asafa Powell, John Thomas, and Martin Lundström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Linford Christie ranks 194. Before him are Ian Rankin, Jon Huntsman Jr., Sally Yates, Mykelti Williamson, Hiam Abbass, and Mikael Håfström. After him are Oksana Zabuzhko, Kelly LeBrock, Gabriel Calderón, Peggy Whitson, Doug Hutchison, and Igor Sechin.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Linford Christie ranks 29 out of 168. Before him are Bunny Wailer (1947), Merlene Ottey (1960), Shaggy (1968), Carl Douglas (1942), Burning Spear (1945), and Prince Buster (1938). After him are Asafa Powell (1982), Patrick Allen (1951), Leonard Howell (1898), Monty Alexander (1944), Raheem Sterling (1994), and Portia Simpson-Miller (1945).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Linford Christie ranks 4. Before him are Usain Bolt (1986), Ben Johnson (1961), and Merlene Ottey (1960). After him are Asafa Powell (1982), Don Quarrie (1951), George Rhoden (1926), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Donovan Bailey (1967), Yohan Blake (1989), Arthur Wint (1920), and Nesta Carter (1985).

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