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Samuel Francis

1987 - Today

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Samuel Adelebari Francis (born 27 March 1987 in Port Harcourt) is a sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. He is a naturalized Qatari and has competed for Qatar from July 2007. His personal best of 9.99 seconds is the former Asian record for the 100 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Francis is the 5,317th most popular athlete (up from 5,775th in 2024), the 217th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 246th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samuel Francis ranks 5,317 out of 6,025. Before him are Sergey Fedorovtsev, Wang Jie, Matthew Mitcham, Benjamin Compaoré, Donata Karalienė, and Bryan Reynolds. After him are Lee McRae, Qin Kai, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Süreyya Ayhan, Thomas Lamparter, and Renan Barão.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Samuel Francis ranks 1,019. Before him are Kratae R-Siam, Maya Erskine, Benjamin Compaoré, Aida Hadzialic, Émilie Le Pennec, and Isaac Promise. After him are Larisa Korobeynikova, Renan Barão, Csaba Balogh, Xu Yunli, Sebastian Dahm, and Marta Bastianelli.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Samuel Francis ranks 217 out of 309. Before him are Jude Monye (1973), James Obiorah (1978), Bartholomew Ogbeche (1984), Clement Chukwu (1973), Chidera Ejuke (1998), and Isaac Promise (1987). After him are Ruth Ogbeifo (1972), Joke Silva (1961), Fatima Yusuf (1971), Eric Ejiofor (1979), Peter Ijeh (1977), and Uchenna Emedolu (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Samuel Francis ranks 17. Before him are Deji Aliu (1975), Olabisi Afolabi (1975), Falilat Ogunkoya (1968), Florence Ekpo-Umoh (1977), Jude Monye (1973), and Clement Chukwu (1973). After him are Ruth Ogbeifo (1972), Fatima Yusuf (1971), Uchenna Emedolu (1976), Innocent Egbunike (1961), Aaron Egbele (1979), and Enefiok Udo-Obong (1982).

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