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Liz McColgan

1964 - Today

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Elizabeth Nuttall (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a Scottish former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan earned a silver in the 3000 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liz McColgan has received more than 879,453 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Liz McColgan is the 5,140th most popular athlete (down from 3,886th in 2019), the 7,690th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,060th in 2019) and the 171st most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Liz McColgan ranks 5,140 out of 6,025. Before her are Gustav Iden, Emilio García, Gabrielle Thomas, Denise Lewis, Anna Green, and Annemarieke van Rumpt. After her are Jakub Kochanowski, Arina Fedorovtseva, Indre Sorokaite, Sakura Motoki, Sascha Klein, and Rénelle Lamote.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Liz McColgan ranks 936. Before her are Craig Levein, Quinton Flynn, Yvonne Murray, Neil Eckersley, Kathy Watt, and Andrew Cooper. After her are Dave McPherson, Jimmy Banks, Craig Shoemaker, Mike McKay, Tosh McKinlay, and Maria Miller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Liz McColgan ranks 7,690 out of 8,785. Before her are Lee Carsley (1974), David Price (1983), Samantha Lewthwaite (1983), Billy McKinlay (1969), Denise Lewis (1972), and Ravel Morrison (1993). After her are Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Callum Ilott (1998), Megan Burns (1986), Chloe Kelly (1998), Alexandra Dowling (1990), and Dave McPherson (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Liz McColgan ranks 171. Before her are Darren Campbell (1973), Wendy Smith-Sly (1959), Marlon Devonish (1976), Shirley Strong (1958), Alison Williamson (1971), and Denise Lewis (1972). After her are Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Mark Richardson (1972), Nick Dempsey (1980), Phil Brown (1962), Simmone Jacobs (1966), and Phillips Idowu (1978).

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