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Adrian Metcalfe

1942 - 2021

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Adrian Peter Metcalfe (2 March 1942 – 2 July 2021) was a British athlete and broadcaster. He set a UK record for the 400m in 1961 and won silver relay medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the 1962 European Athletics Championships and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He moved into broadcasting, first as a commentator, then as head of sport at Channel 4 and then at Eurosport. He held roles at the International Olympic Committee and International Association of Athletics Federations and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adrian Metcalfe is the 2,391st most popular athlete (up from 2,720th in 2019), the 5,864th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,240th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 2,391 out of 6,025. Before him are Daniel Rudisha, Sergey Belyayev, Vic Lindquist, Tiril Eckhoff, Sim Iness, and Hannu Siitonen. After him are Alfonso Menéndez, Qu Yunxia, Heike Henkel, Shaun White, William Steinkraus, and Katie Nageotte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 688. Before him are Gerry Ashworth, Nené, Dan McKenzie, Richard Myers, Paul Hinder, and Olivia Cole. After him are Mario Savio, Dick Butkus, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Gene Okerlund, Ruben Kun, and Margaret Alva. Among people deceased in 2021, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 649. Before him are Johnny Isakson, Pete George, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Gillian Sheen, C. J. Hunter, and Richard Lerner. After him are Samuel E. Wright, Slide Hampton, Wayne Thiebaud, David Khakhaleishvili, Mo Hayder, and Viktor Shuvalov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 5,866 out of 8,785. Before him are Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981), George Moorhouse (1901), Alan Hodgkinson (1936), Bernardine Evaristo (1959), Peter Ashdown (1934), and Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880). After him are Marian McPartland (1918), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), Tony Cascarino (1962), Walter Besant (1836), Anna of East Anglia (null), and Guy Chambers (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Adrian Metcalfe ranks 100. Before him are Maureen Gardner (1928), Walter Chaffe (1870), David Hemery (1944), Charles Hefferon (1878), Lynn Davies (1942), and Gillian Sheen (1928). After him are Carole Quinton (1936), Allan Wells (1952), Shirley Cawley (1932), June Foulds (1934), Nellie Halstead (1910), and Mark Richardson (1972).

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