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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 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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  • 760k

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  • 39.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United Kingdom

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).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

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).

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