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David Weller

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David Weller (born 11 February 1957) is a retired Jamaican track cyclist. Weller won a bronze medal in 1000 metres time trial at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, becoming the first (and still the only) Jamaican to win an Olympic medal in another sport than athletics. At the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984, Weller finished sixth as a result of a serious pre-Olympic competition injury received in a crash in Medellin, Colombia two months before his 1984 Olympic competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Weller is the 695th most popular cyclist (up from 901st in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 113th in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, David Weller ranks 695 out of 1,613. Before him are Amets Txurruka, Serge Baguet, Wim Vansevenant, Simon Gerrans, Volodymir Gustov, and Mikel Astarloza. After him are Enrico Gasparotto, Wilco Kelderman, Victor Campenaerts, Stefan Nimke, Stefan Steinweg, and Jan Tratnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, David Weller ranks 738. Before him are Ilene Chaiken, Keith Connor, Joseph Atiyeh, Reena Roy, Leslie Browne, and Bruce Furniss. After him are Steve Sampson, Nick Price, Richard M. Linnehan, Darryl Dawkins, Katherine Freese, and Elizabeth Hand.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, David Weller ranks 96 out of 189. Before him are Grace Jackson (1961), Sizzla (1976), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), and Bert Cameron (1959). After him are Donald Sangster (1911), Michael Blackwood (1976), Heavy D (1967), Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), and Beverly McDonald (1970).

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Among CYCLISTS In Jamaica

Among cyclists born in Jamaica, David Weller ranks 1. 

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