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David Hemery

1944 - Today

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David Peter Hemery (born 18 July 1944) is an English former track and field athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City in a new world record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). David Hemery is the 2,271st most popular athlete (up from 2,529th in 2024), the 5,710th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,060th in 2019) and the 95th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Hemery ranks 2,271 out of 6,025. Before him are Mikhail Zhelev, Im Dong-hyun, Andre De Grasse, Valer Toma, Joe Kovacs, and Fortune Gordien. After him are Álvaro Fernández, Ivan Utrobin, Aleksandr Kurlovich, Anfisa Reztsova, McDonald Bailey, and Kim Min-seok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, David Hemery ranks 693. Before him are David Lindley, Anand Satyanand, Antonio Arias, Sonal Mansingh, Chris Dodd, and Nancy Cartwright. After him are Juan Rodríguez Vega, Thomas Allen, Amol Palekar, Johnny Isakson, Tony Orlando, and Charles L. Veach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hemery ranks 5,712 out of 8,785. Before him are Phyllida Lloyd (1957), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), William Empson (1906), Sam Hutchinson (1989), Ralph Firman (1975), and Hablot Knight Browne (1815). After him are Denise Levertov (1923), Cyril Burt (1883), Trevor Brooking (1948), Neville (1986), Sonique (1965), and Isabel Jeans (1891).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, David Hemery ranks 95. Before him are Douglas Lowe (1902), Gerald Logan (1879), Steve Ovett (1955), Ann Packer (1942), Maureen Gardner (1928), and Walter Chaffe (1870). After him are Charles Hefferon (1878), Lynn Davies (1942), Gillian Sheen (1928), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Carole Quinton (1936), and Allan Wells (1952).

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