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Allan Wells

1952 - Today

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Allan Wipper Wells (born 3 May 1952) is a British former track and field sprinter who became the 100 metres Olympic champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In 1981, he was both the IAAF Golden Sprints and IAAF World Cup gold medallist. He is also a three-time European Cup gold medallist. He was a multiple medallist for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, winning two golds at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and completing a 100 metres/200 metres sprint double at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Wells is the 2,506th most popular athlete (down from 2,141st in 2019), the 6,030th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,514th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Allan Wells ranks 2,506 out of 6,025. Before him are Yelena Nikolayeva, Konstantinos Kenteris, Marioara Popescu, Andrey Perlov, Nina Zyuskova, and Carlos Girón. After him are Rudi Fink, Brad Walker, Ludmila Engquist, Redžep Redžepovski, Harald Schmid, and Igor Romishevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Allan Wells ranks 695. Before him are Laraine Newman, Mihaela Loghin, Antjie Krog, Walter Mantegazza, Carlo Montano, and Nina Zyuskova. After him are Zilya Valeeva, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Vladimir Khotinenko, Yuriy Kutsenko, Michael Fallon, and Christine Prinsloo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Allan Wells ranks 6,032 out of 8,785. Before him are Rosemary Leach (1935), John Glascock (1951), Nick Leeson (1967), Pat Fry (1964), Bradley James (1983), and Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906). After him are Mike Gascoyne (1963), Brian Moore (1921), Simon Singh (1964), Paddy McNair (1995), Mike Coughlan (1959), and David Barron (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Allan Wells ranks 102. Before him are David Hemery (1944), Charles Hefferon (1878), Lynn Davies (1942), Gillian Sheen (1928), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), and Carole Quinton (1936). After him are Shirley Cawley (1932), June Foulds (1934), Nellie Halstead (1910), Mark Richardson (1972), Jayne Torvill (1957), and Walter D'Hondt (1936).

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