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Dorothy Hyman

1941 - Today

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Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is an English retired sprinter. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events, winning three medals. She also won individual 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade and, representing England, completed the 100 yd/220 yd sprint double at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. Winner of the 1963 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, she has a stadium in her home village of Cudworth named in her honour. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Dorothy Hyman is the 2,887th most popular athlete (up from 3,303rd in 2024), the 6,544th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,808th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorothy Hyman ranks 2,887 out of 6,025. Before her are Al Joyner, Christophe Lemaitre, Bernd Eichwurzel, Violeta Szekely, Diana Paliiska, and Ekaterina Dafovska. After her are Ali Saïdi-Sief, Franka Dietzsch, José Pinto, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Olga Rypakova, and Valentí Massana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Dorothy Hyman ranks 636. Before her are Ulis Williams, Jan Lehane, Guy Clark, Anita Lonsbrough, Elaine Showalter, and Joan A. Steitz. After her are Lamont Dozier, Mel Winkler, Christine Truman, Martha Reeves, Lucious Jackson, and Martin Carthy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Hyman ranks 6,546 out of 8,785. Before her are Jodie Marsh (1978), Owen Jones (1984), Alex Bruce (1984), Ian Bostridge (1964), Eugene Simon (1992), and Stefflon Don (1991). After her are Shaka Hislop (1969), Peter Brabrook (1937), Colin Kazim-Richards (1986), Lesley Sharp (1960), Cecil Sharp (1859), and Daniel Howell (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Hyman ranks 115. Before her are Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Paula Radcliffe (1973), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Phil Brown (1962), Peter Radford (1939), and Alan Pascoe (1947). After her are Steve Redgrave (1962), Derek Redmond (1965), Kim Tae-gyun (null), Jonny Brownlee (1990), Brendan Foster (1948), and Josh Kerr (1997).

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