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Derek Ibbotson

1932 - 2017

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George Derek Ibbotson (17 June 1932 – 23 February 2017) was an English runner who excelled in athletics in the 1950s. His most famous achievement was setting a new world record in the mile in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Ibbotson is the 3,527th most popular athlete (up from 3,618th in 2019), the 6,994th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,986th in 2019) and the 135th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derek Ibbotson ranks 3,527 out of 6,025. Before him are Vita Styopina, Claudia Heill, Eskild Ebbesen, Sylke Otto, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, and Danka Barteková. After him are Miltiadis Tentoglou, Bart Veldkamp, Emma Green, Sam Kendricks, Vincent Defrasne, and Ryan Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Derek Ibbotson ranks 580. Before him are Zell Miller, Harry Sinden, Julie Bennett, Vic Crowe, Barbara Gittings, and Pete Domenici. After him are Prithipal Singh, John Murtha, and Ted Nash. Among people deceased in 2017, Derek Ibbotson ranks 668. Before him are Pete Domenici, Bharati Mukherjee, Stefano Farina, Serge Baguet, Fredy Schmidtke, and Aaron Hernandez. After him are Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Joost van der Westhuizen, Moïse Brou Apanga, Tom Alter, David Poisson, and Yukinori Miyabe.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Ibbotson ranks 6,996 out of 8,785. Before him are Cal Crutchlow (1985), Steve Cook (1991), Layla El (1977), Ryan Bennett (1990), Charles Mesure (1970), and Burial (2000). After him are Hannah Ware (1982), Ken Dodd (1927), Sue Barker (1956), Lewis Dunk (1991), Alex Ferns (1968), and Victoria Hamilton (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Derek Ibbotson ranks 135. Before him are Charlie Spedding (1952), Holly Bradshaw (1991), Angela Bailey (1962), David Thompson (1977), John Disley (1928), and Alison Williamson (1971). After him are Kirsten Barnes (1968), Tim Baillie (1979), Alex Yee (1998), Steve Cram (1960), Derek Porter (1967), and Colin Jackson (1967).

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