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Steve Ovett

1955 - Today

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Stephen Michael James Ovett, (; born 9 October 1955) is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Ovett set five world records for 1500 metres and the mile run, and a world best at two miles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Ovett has received more than 880,471 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Steve Ovett is the 1,498th most popular athlete (up from 1,563rd in 2019), the 4,750th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,163rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Athlete.

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  • 880k

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  • 51.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Steve Ovett ranks 1,498 out of 6,025. Before him are Wang Yan, Harald Norpoth, Peter Kemp, Olga Bondarenko, Alberto Winkler, and Alma Richards. After him are Géza Csapó, Radion Gataullin, Jutta Heine, Ellina Zvereva, Imre Rajczy, and Cecil McMaster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Steve Ovett ranks 427. Before him are Ethan Phillips, Lisa Banes, Mihovil Nakić, Topper Headon, Muricy Ramalho, and Tony Woodcock. After him are William H. McRaven, Mary Beard, Connie Sellecca, Mohammad Rabbani, Claudio Sulser, and Roma Maffia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Ovett ranks 4,750 out of 8,785. Before him are Samantha Morton (1977), Mark Lester (1958), Pete Quaife (1943), George Rodger (1908), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), and John Pond (1767). After him are John Gray (1948), A. H. M. Jones (1904), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Fred Davis (1913), Kieran Trippier (1990), and David Owen (1938).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Steve Ovett ranks 53. Before him are Harry Blackstaffe (1868), Richard Gunn (1871), John McNally (1932), John James Shepherd (1884), Walter Chaffe (1870), and Peter Kemp (1878). After him are Dorothy Manley (1927), Don Finlay (1909), Charles Hefferon (1878), James Wilson (1891), Stan Vickers (1932), and John Fenning (1885).

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