1958 - Today
Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships and was the world-record holder in the mile, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters. In total, she set 17 official and unofficial world records, and she was the first woman to break 4:20 for the mile. She also set 36 U.S. national records at distances ranging from 800 meters to 10,000 meters, and has held the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Decker has received more than 709,704 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Mary Decker is the 1,858th most popular athlete (down from 1,327th in 2019), the 12,691st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,345th in 2019) and the 347th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Mary Decker ranks 1,858 out of 3,059. Before her are Sabine Braun, Karnam Malleswari, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Sergei Mylnikov, Nikolay Bazhukov, and Jesse Mashburn. After her are Oleksandr Bagach, Lorenzo Wright, Dilshod Nazarov, Jochen Schümann, Jenn Suhr, and Kamila Skolimowska.
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 1,852
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 1,853
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 1,854
1958 - 2017
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 1,855
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 1,856
1933 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 1,857
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 1,858
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 1,859
1926 - 1972
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 1,860
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 1,861
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 1,862
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 1,863
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 1,864
Among people born in 1958, Mary Decker ranks 558. Before her are Debbie Cameron, Bernard Blancan, Steve Antin, Sergei Mylnikov, Adolf Lu Hitler Marak, and Chieko Asakawa. After her are Hamza Yusuf, Jeph Loeb, Vladimir Parfenovich, Alan Hale, Louise Ritter, and Lev Psakhis.
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 552
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 553
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 554
1958 - 2017
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 555
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 556
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 557
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 558
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 559
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 560
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 561
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 562
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 563
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 564
Among people born in United States, Mary Decker ranks 12,691 out of 18,182. Before her are Eva Amurri (1985), Ed Bradley (1941), Patrick McEnroe (1966), Mitzi Green (1920), William Monahan (1960), and Juanita M. Kreps (1921). After her are Henry Weed Fowler (1878), Dylan Bruno (1972), Justin Whalin (1974), Bonnie Somerville (1974), Kim Richards (1964), and Gena Lee Nolin (1971).
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,685
1941 - 2006
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,686
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,687
1920 - 1969
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,688
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,689
1921 - 2010
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,690
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 12,691
1878 - 1965
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 12,692
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 12,693
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 12,694
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 12,695
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 12,696
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 12,697
Among athletes born in United States, Mary Decker ranks 347. Before her are Frank Shakespeare (1930), Allyson Felix (1985), Frank Spellman (1922), Bob Seagren (1946), Wilbur Thompson (1921), and Jesse Mashburn (1933). After her are Lorenzo Wright (1926), Jenn Suhr (1982), Louise Ritter (1958), Mal Whitfield (1924), Vicki Draves (1924), and George Woods (1943).
1930 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 341
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 342
1922 - 2017
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 343
1946 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 344
1921 - 2013
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 345
1933 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 346
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 347
1926 - 1972
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 348
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 349
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 350
1924 - 2015
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 351
1924 - 2010
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 352
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 353