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Shirley Strong

1958 - Today

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Shirley Elaine Strong (née Strong, born 18 November 1958) is a British former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. In this event, she won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, a gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirley Strong has received more than 52,015 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Shirley Strong is the 4,612th most popular athlete (down from 3,461st in 2019), the 7,665th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,845th in 2019) and the 159th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Shirley Strong ranks 4,612 out of 6,025. Before her are Wude Ayalew, Axel Clerget, Sarah Höfflin, Apolo Ohno, Marina Karpunina, and Joji Kato. After her are Lin Sang, Danny Harris, Zoltán Kammerer, Michael Carruth, Mayte Martínez, and Dylan Armstrong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Shirley Strong ranks 791. Before her are Joe F. Edwards Jr., Lam Jones, Mike Woodson, Kriss Akabusi, Joe Diffie, and Steve Israel. After her are Bob Joles, Alan Grayson, Mac Thornberry, Penny Smith, and Nicholas Kay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shirley Strong ranks 7,665 out of 8,785. Before her are Harry Souttar (1998), Ethan Hayter (1998), Carl Jenkinson (1992), Simon Armitage (1963), Duncan Goodhew (1957), and Danny Kent (1993). After her are Paul Clement (1972), Sacha Dhawan (1984), Alison Williamson (1971), Jon Foo (1982), Sam Palladio (1986), and Lee Carsley (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Shirley Strong ranks 159. Before her are Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986), Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960), Yvonne Murray (1964), Darren Campbell (1973), Wendy Smith-Sly (1959), and Marlon Devonish (1976). After her are Alison Williamson (1971), Denise Lewis (1972), Liz McColgan (1964), Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Mark Richardson (1972), and Nick Dempsey (1980).

British born Athletes

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