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Christy Opara-Thompson

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Christy Opara-Thompson (born 24 December 1971) is a Nigerian-American former track and field athlete who specialized in sprints and the long jump. She first represented Nigeria internationally before transferring allegiance to the United States in 1998. A bronze medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a multi-medallist at the Commonwealth Games, Opara-Thompson was one of Africa’s leading female sprinters during the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Christy Opara-Thompson is the 5,296th most popular athlete (down from 4,982nd in 2024). (up from 5,232nd in 2019)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christy Opara-Thompson ranks 5,296 out of 6,025. Before her are Sergey Shubenkov, Yang Min, Luis Fernando López, Jakub Vadlejch, Aliaksei Abalmasau, and Leslie Deniz. After her are Elnaz Rekabi, Shingo Suetsugu, Ekaterina Zavyalova, Queralt Castellet, Roxana Cogianu, and Thibaut Vallette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Christy Opara-Thompson ranks 1,202. Before her are Adnan Sami, Megan Abbott, Dmitri Svatkovskiy, Audley Harrison, Yury Styopkin, and Frank Sinclair. After her are Dominic Dale, Fatima Yusuf, Jani Klemenčič, Armando Ribeiro, Kate Slatter, and Belinda Stowell.

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