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Michelle Carter

1985 - Today

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Michelle Denee Carter (born October 12, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in shot put. She won a gold medal in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the first American woman to win Olympic gold in shot put and only the second to win a medal of any color. Carter is the former American record holder in the event with a distance of 20.63 m (67 ft 8 in) set at the 2016 Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michelle Carter has received more than 150,591 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Michelle Carter is the 4,263rd most popular athlete (down from 2,128th in 2019), the 17,612th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,945th in 2019) and the 587th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michelle Carter ranks 4,263 out of 6,025. Before her are Erben Wennemars, Jimmy Vicaut, Mohamed Katir, Lee Sang-su, Jean-Guillaume Béatrix, and Erik Lesser. After her are Zoltán Kővágó, Hovhannes Davtyan, Marc Raquil, Winfred Yavi, Isabella Ochichi, and Marie-Laure Brunet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Michelle Carter ranks 885. Before her are Ben McKee, Arvin Slagter, Jens Byggmark, Matheus Ferraz, Andreas Ekberg, and Kaspars Bērziņš. After her are Ross Turnbull, Baye Djiby Fall, Tarmo Kink, Patrice Bergeron, Élise Bussaglia, and Gediminas Bagdonas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michelle Carter ranks 17,612 out of 20,380. Before her are Mitch Gaylord (1961), Mr. Porter (1978), MacKenzie Mauzy (1988), Tara Westover (1986), Tyrus (1973), and Andrew Sean Greer (1970). After her are Jim Gibbons (1944), Steve Johnson (1989), Ryan Howard (1979), Christie Pearce (1975), Mikey Way (1980), and Sasha Lane (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Michelle Carter ranks 587. Before her are Beezie Madden (1963), Nia Ali (1988), Carie Graves (1953), Jesse Williams (1983), Angelica Moser (1997), and Darrell Pace (1956). After her are Mark Breland (1963), Darvis Patton (1977), Hollis Conway (1967), Sydney McLaughlin (1999), Jeff Henderson (1989), and Trayvon Bromell (1995).

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