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Christine Ohuruogu

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Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu (born 17 May 1984) is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres, the event for which she is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and silver medalist in 2012, she is a double World Champion, having won the 400 m at the 2007 and 2013 World Championships. She has also won six World championship medals in the women's 4 × 400 m relay as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team and bronze Olympic medals in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2016 Rio Games, her final Olympics. Ohuruogu shares with Merlene Ottey and Usain Bolt the record for medalling in most successive global championships – 9 – between the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christine Ohuruogu is the 5,590th most popular athlete (up from 5,796th in 2019), the 7,916th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,907th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christine Ohuruogu ranks 5,590 out of 6,025. Before her are Wang Hao, Ira Brown, Kim Lamarre, Musa Audu, Michelle Perry, and Jonas Warrer. After her are Jennifer Jones, Tatsiana Khaladovich, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Liu Tingting, Evan Bates, and Adrian Zieliński.

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Among people born in 1984, Christine Ohuruogu ranks 1,326. Before her are Shota Suzuki, Charlie Villanueva, Priscilla Ahn, Yuta Baba, Park Ju-sung, and Álvaro Parente. After her are Naoki Sugai, Bassa Mawem, Melky Cabrera, Aya Terakawa, Megan Jendrick, and Natália Falavigna.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christine Ohuruogu ranks 7,918 out of 8,785. Before her are Example (1982), Lily Loveless (1990), Elliot Knight (1990), James Brokenshire (1968), Pearl Mackie (1987), and Steve Cummings (1981). After her are Antonee Robinson (1997), Jourdan Dunn (1990), Mark Kermode (1963), Sam Palladio (1986), Steve Stone (1971), and Efan Ekoku (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Christine Ohuruogu ranks 202. Before her are Denise Lewis (1972), Melanie Wilson (1984), Steph Cook (1972), David Florence (1982), Matthew Pinsent (1970), and Tim Brabants (1977). After her are Amy Williams (1982), Dina Asher-Smith (1995), Ben Maher (1983), Dai Greene (1986), Lyudmyla Olyanovska (1993), and Steve Williams (1976).

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