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Wendy Smith-Sly

1959 - Today

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Wendy Sly MBE (née Smith, born 5 November 1959) is a British former athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres. She won a silver medal in the event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wendy Smith-Sly has received more than 42,289 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wendy Smith-Sly is the 5,052nd most popular athlete (down from 3,897th in 2019), the 7,657th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,063rd in 2019) and the 166th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wendy Smith-Sly ranks 5,052 out of 6,025Before her are Yelena Migunova, Guillermo Martínez, Franziska Weber, Aleksandr Kulikov, Ikhtiyor Navruzov, and Ai Mori. After her are Nevin Galmarini, Natalia Kuziutina, Libania Grenot, Ryan Bailey, Felipe Wu, and Tamirat Tola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Wendy Smith-Sly ranks 799Before her are Heather Oakes, Jim McGovern, Lynette Woodard, Lester Holt, Mary Roach, and Shubha Mudgal. After her are Yvonne Cagle, John Whittingdale, Robin Hanson, Jo Bonner, and Ellen Roberts.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wendy Smith-Sly ranks 7,657 out of 8,785Before her are Louise Redknapp (1974), Ben Swift (1987), Michelle Gulyás (2000), Darren Campbell (1973), Georgina Campbell (1992), and Marcus Edwards (1998). After her are Paul Nicholls (1979), Jack Rodwell (1991), Lily Loveless (1990), Adam Webster (1995), Marlon Devonish (1976), and Sebastian Croft (2001).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Wendy Smith-Sly ranks 166Before her are Sue Hearnshaw (1961), Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986), Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960), Yvonne Murray (1964), Michelle Gulyás (2000), and Darren Campbell (1973). After her are Marlon Devonish (1976), Shirley Strong (1958), Alison Williamson (1971), Denise Lewis (1972), Liz McColgan (1964), and Lizzy Yarnold (1988).