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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 42,025 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wendy Smith-Sly is the 4,569th most popular athlete (down from 3,897th in 2019), the 7,644th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,063rd in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.39

    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 4,569 out of 6,025Before her are Sunette Viljoen, Richard Limo, Yelena Migunova, Guillermo Martínez, Franziska Weber, and Ikhtiyor Navruzov. 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, Jo Bonner, Ellen Roberts, and Robin Hanson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wendy Smith-Sly ranks 7,644 out of 8,785Before her are Lianne La Havas (1989), Louise Redknapp (1974), Ben Swift (1987), 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 157Before her are Helen Morgan (1966), Sue Hearnshaw (1961), Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986), Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960), Yvonne Murray (1964), 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).