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Phillips Idowu

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Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu, (born 30 December 1978) is a British athlete who specialised in the triple jump and was active at elite level between 2000 and 2014, with his greatest success coming between 2006 and 2011. He is a former World Outdoor (2009) and Indoor (2008), European Outdoor (2010) and Indoor (2007), Diamond League (2011) and Commonwealth Games (2006) triple jump champion. He was also a silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Idowu is a member of the London-based Belgrave Harriers athletics club and has been for much of his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Phillips Idowu is the 5,341st most popular athlete (up from 5,345th in 2024), the 7,792nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,758th in 2019) and the 177th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Phillips Idowu ranks 5,341 out of 6,025. Before him are Tian Tao, Kevin Martin, Maria Martins, Kishane Thompson, Fredrik Lindström, and Bai Xue. After him are Chu Mu-yen, Sonja Roman, Benjamin Savšek, Anjali Bhagwat, Paola Tirados, and Aleksandra Fedoriva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Phillips Idowu ranks 1,187. Before him are Oleksandr Serdyuk, Constantino Zaballa, Fernando Prass, Maribel Domínguez, Haruki Seto, and Ingrid Jacquemod. After him are Sergei Samsonov, Jenny Frost, Gavin McCann, Christoffer Andersson, Holly Randall, and Ömer Onan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phillips Idowu ranks 7,794 out of 8,785. Before him are Aaron Cresswell (1989), Archie Madekwe (1995), Kenny Miller (1979), Adnan Sami (1971), Hamza Choudhury (1997), and Sam Lowes (1990). After him are Jenny Frost (1978), Gavin McCann (1978), Ryan Mason (1991), Julian Ovenden (1976), Stephen Jones (null), and Ola Aina (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Phillips Idowu ranks 177. Before him are Marlon Devonish (1976), John Regis (1966), Enrico Rossi (null), Dwain Chambers (1978), Brian Jacks (1946), and Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960). After him are Stephen Jones (null), Ben Ainslie (1977), Luke Littler (2007), Michael Jung (null), Roger Black (1966), and Peter Charles (1960).

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