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Tyson Gay

1982 - Today

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Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica. Gay has won medals in many major international competitions, which includes 3 gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2007 Osaka World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tyson Gay has received more than 2,319,130 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Tyson Gay is the 352nd most popular athlete (up from 693rd in 2019), the 5,770th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,937th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tyson Gay ranks 352 out of 3,059. Before him are Eddie Tolan, Blanka Vlašić, Berit Mørdre, Rosa Mota, Étienne Gailly, and Roald Larsen. After him are Linford Christie, Vera Nikolić, Herma Bauma, Henry Russell, Asafa Powell, and John Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Tyson Gay ranks 66. Before him are Hayley Atwell, Matt Smith, Brad Renfro, Natalia Vodianova, Philippe Mexès, and Cory Monteith. After him are David Ferrer, Nicki Minaj, Mijaín López, Asafa Powell, Shyla Stylez, and Elisabeth Moss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tyson Gay ranks 5,770 out of 18,182. Before him are Gary Ross (1956), E. E. Smith (1890), Jack Coleman (1958), Hal B. Wallis (1898), Xzibit (1974), and Terence Trent D'Arby (1962). After him are Morton Gould (1913), Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816), Jason Patric (1966), Nate Archibald (1948), Mädchen Amick (1970), and Andrew Cuomo (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tyson Gay ranks 75. Before him are Ben Adams (1890), Rafer Johnson (1935), Forrest Smithson (1884), Mel Sheppard (1883), Charles Moore (1929), and Eddie Tolan (1908). After him are Henry Russell (1904), John Thomas (1941), Frank Loomis (1896), Allen Woodring (1898), Honus Wagner (1874), and Frank Foss (1895).

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