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Sanya Richards-Ross

1985 - Today

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Sanya Richards-Ross (née Richards; born February 26, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed internationally for the United States in the 400-meter sprint. Her notable accolades in this event include being the 2012 Olympic champion, 2009 world champion, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, and 2005 world silver medalist. With her victory in 2012, she became the second American woman to win the 400 meters at the Olympic Games and the first American woman to earn multiple global 400-meter titles. At this distance, Richards-Ross is also a six-time U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanya Richards-Ross has received more than 1,214,148 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sanya Richards-Ross is the 5,694th most popular athlete (down from 3,573rd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 121st in 2019) and the 64th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sanya Richards-Ross ranks 5,694 out of 6,025. Before her are Roberta Bruni, Nursultan Tursynov, Kutre Dulecha, Kateřina Baďurová, Zane Weir, and Yasser Triki. After her are Peter Svoboda, Süleyman Atlı, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Véronique Mang, Niek Kimmann, and Līna Mūze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Sanya Richards-Ross ranks 1,334. Before her are Andrew Hogg, Sylvia Fowles, Julien El Fares, Tara Conner, André Lima, and Julian Schuster. After her are Shingo Hyodo, Arron Afflalo, Dale Begg-Smith, Dinesh Karthik, Adrian Peterson, and Yusuke Tasaka.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Sanya Richards-Ross ranks 160 out of 189. Before her are Wayne Pinnock (2000), Canibus (1974), Warren Weir (1989), Dever Orgill (1990), Trecia-Kaye Smith (1975), and Ricardo Fuller (1979). After her are Toni-Ann Singh (1996), Derrick Atkins (1984), David Carter (null), Michael Blackwood (1976), Andre Blake (1990), and Christine Day (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Sanya Richards-Ross ranks 64. Before her are Aleen Bailey (1980), Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby (1986), Danielle Williams (1992), Wayne Pinnock (2000), Warren Weir (1989), and Trecia-Kaye Smith (1975). After her are Derrick Atkins (1984), David Carter (null), Michael Blackwood (1976), Christine Day (1986), Mark Boswell (1977), and Nadia Davy (1980).

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