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Sherone Simpson

1984 - Today

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Sherone Simpson (born 12 August 1984) is a Jamaican retired track and field sprint athlete. She is a gold medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, after she tied for second with Kerron Stewart in a photo finish. On 14 July 2013, Simpson announced that she had tested positive for the drug oxilofrine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sherone Simpson has received more than 115,656 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Sherone Simpson is the 3,581st most popular athlete (up from 3,629th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sherone Simpson ranks 3,581 out of 6,025. Before her are Maryna Arzamasova, Meseret Defar, Éva Dónusz, Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková, Sarolta Kovács, and Gerco Schröder. After her are Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Diána Igaly, Hatem Ghoula, Javad Foroughi, Alyson Annan, and Li Lingjuan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Sherone Simpson ranks 675. Before her are Locó, Thabo Sefolosha, Mikel Rico, Alex Rasmussen, Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková, and Hevrin Khalaf. After her are Anita Rachvelishvili, Marissa Meyer, Tigran L. Petrosian, Anton Kushnir, Osman Chávez, and Veli Lampi.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Sherone Simpson ranks 109 out of 189. Before her are Shabba Ranks (1966), Chris Gayle (1979), Shereefa Lloyd (1982), Buju Banton (1973), Ian Goodison (1972), and Tayna Lawrence (1975). After her are Vybz Kartel (1976), Beverly McDonald (1970), David Weller (1957), Sandie Richards (1968), Nickel Ashmeade (1990), and Kerron Stewart (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Sherone Simpson ranks 30. Before her are Shericka Jackson (1994), Ray Stewart (1965), Hansle Parchment (1990), Deon Hemmings (1968), Shereefa Lloyd (1982), and Tayna Lawrence (1975). After her are Beverly McDonald (1970), Sandie Richards (1968), Nickel Ashmeade (1990), Kerron Stewart (1984), Novlene Williams-Mills (1982), and Melaine Walker (1983).

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