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Marita Payne

1960 - Today

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Marita Payne-Wiggins (born October 7, 1960) is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics. She is the co-Canadian record holder in the 400 metres, along with Jillian Richardson, and previously held the Canadian record in the 200 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Marita Payne is the 4,589th most popular athlete (down from 4,260th in 2024), the 21st most popular biography from Barbados (down from 19th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Barbadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marita Payne ranks 4,589 out of 6,025. Before her are Xu Lili, Pang Wei, Zhang Xiangxiang, Mads Rasmussen, Inga Abitova, and Diego Romero. After her are Michael McDonald, Simon Terry, Tadesse Abraham, Thomas Röhler, Alvin Harrison, and Ivan Heshko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Marita Payne ranks 1,054. Before her are Sangeeta Bijlani, Shane O'Brien, Murray Chandler, Robert Smigel, Kij Johnson, and Michelle Scutt. After her are Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kim Alexis, Joanna Hogg, David Tattersall, Ed Solomon, and Rita Chowdhury.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Marita Payne ranks 21 out of 22. Before her are Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937), Garfield Sobers (1936), Obadele Thompson (1976), Beverley Goddard (1956), Shontelle (1985), and Ryan Brathwaite (1988). After her are Ramon Gittens (1987), Zane Maloney (2003), Sada Williams (1997), Shane Brathwaite (1990), Jason Holder (1991), and Tia-Adana Belle (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Barbados

Among athletes born in Barbados, Marita Payne ranks 5. Before her are Jim Wedderburn (1938), Obadele Thompson (1976), Beverley Goddard (1956), and Ryan Brathwaite (1988). After her are Ramon Gittens (1987), Sada Williams (1997), Shane Brathwaite (1990), Tia-Adana Belle (1996), Mario Burke (1997), and Alex Sobers (null).

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