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Obadele Thompson

1976 - Today

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Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS (born 30 March 1976) is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and a finalist at each Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Obadele Thompson has received more than 361,052 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Obadele Thompson is the 2,592nd most popular athlete (down from 1,644th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Barbadian Athlete.

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  • 38.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Obadele Thompson ranks 2,592 out of 6,025. Before him are Peter Thomsen, Manfred Stengl, Peter Angerer, Darya Klishina, Kathrin Neimke, and Valeria Răcilă. After him are Kate Allen, Julius Korir, Yelena Yelesina, Jack London, Christiane Wartenberg, and Barbara Krug.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Obadele Thompson ranks 443. Before him are Mariana Seoane, Amado Guevara, Mohsen Namjoo, Sahlene, Sinha, and Katarina Čas. After him are Ellen MacArthur, Colin Trevorrow, Rachel Blanchard, Bonobo, Rashida Tlaib, and Miguel Martinez.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Obadele Thompson ranks 14 out of 22. Before him are Freundel Stuart (1951), Owen Arthur (1949), Elliott Belgrave (1931), Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), and Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937). After him are Garfield Sobers (1936), Tom Adams (1931), Shontelle (1985), Beverley Goddard (1956), Marita Payne (1960), and Jim Wedderburn (1938).

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Among ATHLETES In Barbados

Among athletes born in Barbados, Obadele Thompson ranks 1. After him are Beverley Goddard (1956), Marita Payne (1960), Jim Wedderburn (1938), Ryan Brathwaite (1988), Sada Williams (1997), Shane Brathwaite (1990), Mario Burke (1997), Alex Sobers (null), and Tia-Adana Belle (1996).

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