1955 - Today
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 record at two miles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Ovett has received more than 757,180 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Ovett is the 1,564th most popular athlete (down from 927th in 2019), the 5,175th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,596th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Athlete.
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Among athletes, Steve Ovett ranks 1,564 out of 3,059. Before him are Robert Korzeniowski, George Gulack, Walter Mahlendorf, Yelena Romanova, Liesel Westermann, and Svetlana Masterkova. After him are Marga Petersen, Karl Schnabl, Mack Robinson, Hanna Öberg, David Jacobs, and Meredith Colket.
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,558
1905 - 1987
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,559
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,560
1963 - 2007
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,561
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1,562
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 1,563
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,564
1919 - 2002
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,565
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 1,566
1914 - 2000
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,567
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,568
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 1,569
1878 - 1947
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 1,570
Among people born in 1955, Steve Ovett ranks 470. Before him are Stéphane Dion, Peter Christopherson, Andreas Maislinger, Carol Shaw, Miloš Hrstić, and Klas Östergren. After him are Carmen Reinhart, Élie Baup, Maud Olofsson, Uwe Reinders, Egidio Miragoli, and Marek Dziuba.
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 464
1955 - 2010
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 465
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 466
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 467
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 468
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 469
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 470
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 471
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 472
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 473
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 474
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 475
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 476
Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Ovett ranks 5,175 out of 7,765. Before him are Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Bertie Auld (1938), Lysette Anthony (1963), Flora Finch (1867), and Denise Levertov (1923). After him are William Collins (1721), David Harewood (1965), Zadie Smith (1975), George Eastham (1936), Mike Wilds (1946), and Roger Taylor (1960).
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 5,169
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 5,170
1938 - 2021
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 5,171
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 5,172
1867 - 1940
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 5,173
1923 - 1997
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 5,174
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 5,175
1721 - 1759
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 5,176
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 5,177
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 5,178
1936 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 5,179
1946 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 5,180
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 5,181
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Steve Ovett ranks 54. Before him are Sheila Lerwill (1928), Ken Matthews (1934), Steve Redgrave (1962), Harold Whitlock (1903), Douglas Lowe (1902), and Daley Thompson (1958). After him are David Jacobs (1888), Queenie Newall (1854), Allan Wells (1952), Fiona May (1969), Mary Rand (1940), and Lynn Davies (1942).
1928 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 48
1934 - 2019
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 49
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 50
1903 - 1985
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 51
1902 - 1981
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 52
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 53
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 54
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 55
1854 - 1929
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 56
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 57
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 58
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 59
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 60