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Steve Backley

1969 - Today

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Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is an English retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He formerly held the world record, and his 91.46-metre (300.1 ft) throw from 1992 is the British record. During his career, he was a firm fixture in the British national athletics team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Backley has received more than 430,068 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Steve Backley is the 4,044th most popular athlete (down from 3,124th in 2019), the 7,230th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,668th in 2019) and the 136th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 430k

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  • 40.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Steve Backley ranks 4,044 out of 6,025Before him are Liu Tingting, Yusuke Suzuki, Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, Simon Gauzy, Ralf Bartels, and Wang Hee-kyung. After him are Kjeld Nuis, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Genevieve Gregson, Kelly Holmes, Nicola McDermott, and Alex Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Steve Backley ranks 963Before him are Gautami, Megan Ward, Sasha, James Frey, José Manuel Moreno, and Anthuan Maybank. After him are Róbson, Niklas Jonsson, Jens Eriksen, Simon Grayson, Ippei Watanabe, and Helen Kelesi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Backley ranks 7,230 out of 8,785Before him are Rob Lee (1966), Will Young (1979), Gary Stevens (1962), Emilia Jones (2002), Ed Davey (1965), and Hattie Morahan (1978). After him are Nigel Spink (1958), Ben Mee (1989), Kelly Holmes (1970), Ian Hallam (1948), Gary Wilson (1985), and Eliot Higgins (1979).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Steve Backley ranks 136Before him are Michael Jung (null), Dwain Chambers (1978), Fatima Whitbread (1961), Mike McFarlane (1960), Andy Holmes (1959), and Matthew Pinsent (1970). After him are Kelly Holmes (1970), Stephen Jones (null), Charlie Spedding (1952), Roger Black (1966), Peter Elliott (1962), and Anna Tunnicliffe (1982).