1969 - Today
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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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.
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.37
Rank: 3,119
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.37
Rank: 3,120
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.36
Rank: 3,121
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.36
Rank: 3,122
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.36
Rank: 3,123
1971 - Present
HPI: 27.36
Rank: 3,124
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.35
Rank: 3,125
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.35
Rank: 3,126
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.33
Rank: 3,127
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 3,128
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 3,129
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 3,130
1966 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 3,131
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.
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.49
Rank: 898
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.46
Rank: 899
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 900
1969 - 2011
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 901
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.40
Rank: 902
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.39
Rank: 903
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.35
Rank: 904
1969 - 2008
HPI: 27.34
Rank: 905
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 906
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 907
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.21
Rank: 908
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.16
Rank: 909
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.01
Rank: 910
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).
1974 - Present
HPI: 27.40
Rank: 6,679
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.40
Rank: 6,680
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.39
Rank: 6,681
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.38
Rank: 6,682
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.38
Rank: 6,683
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.37
Rank: 6,684
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.35
Rank: 6,685
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.32
Rank: 6,686
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 6,687
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 6,688
1966 - Present
HPI: 27.30
Rank: 6,689
2000 - Present
HPI: 27.30
Rank: 6,690
1972 - Present
HPI: 27.29
Rank: 6,691
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).
1970 - Present
HPI: 29.34
Rank: 92
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.88
Rank: 93
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.87
Rank: 94
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.48
Rank: 95
1976 - 2013
HPI: 28.43
Rank: 96
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 97
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.35
Rank: 98
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.12
Rank: 99
1959 - Present
HPI: 26.95
Rank: 100
1966 - Present
HPI: 26.88
Rank: 101
1958 - Present
HPI: 26.62
Rank: 102
1967 - Present
HPI: 26.56
Rank: 103
1966 - Present
HPI: 26.32
Rank: 104