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Steve Backley

1969 - Today

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Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is a retired British 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 367,606 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Backley is the 3,125th most popular athlete (down from 1,799th in 2019), the 6,685th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,780th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 370k

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  • 27.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Steve Backley ranks 3,125 out of 3,059. Before him are Yusuf Saad Kamel, Yevgeniya Polyakova, Sylviane Félix, Georgi Georgiev, Bouabdellah Tahri, and Kim Graham. After him are Tõnu Endrekson, Deji Aliu, Vita Palamar, Yuriy Krymarenko, Maartje Paumen, and Duff Gibson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Steve Backley ranks 904. Before him are Masayuki Mita, Shin Tanada, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Sunday Bada, Sadhana Sargam, and Jyri Kjäll. After him are Jerry Finn, Charlie Jane Anders, Carlos Llamosa, Takeshi Yonezawa, Kazuhiro Murata, and Butch Walker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Backley ranks 6,685 out of 7,765. Before him are Matt Berry (1974), Jessica Sula (1994), Tom Ford (1983), Amelle Berrabah (1984), Larissa Wilson (1989), and Ademola Lookman (1997). After him are Steve Cummings (1981), Lianne La Havas (1989), Lauren Harris (1984), Kevin Gallacher (1966), Angel Gomes (2000), and Paul Clement (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Steve Backley ranks 98. Before him are Kelly Holmes (1970), Greg Rutherford (1986), Alistair Brownlee (1988), Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (1984), Andrew Simpson (1976), and Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986). After him are Ben Ainslie (1977), Heather Oakes (1959), Roger Black (1966), Kriss Akabusi (1958), Carl Hester (1967), and Sally Gunnell (1966).

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