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Harry Aikines-Aryeetey

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Harry Leslie Aikines-Aryeetey (born 29 August 1988) is an English former Commonwealth sprinter and television personality, known for appearing as "Nitro" in the BBC sports endurance competition series Gladiators. He has also taken part in BBC Radio 5's sports quiz Fighting Talk. In 2005, he was named as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and the IAAF's Rising Star of the Year after becoming the first athlete to win gold medals at both 100 metres and 200 metres at the World Youth Championships. An Olympian for Great Britain at the Rio Olympics, Aikines-Aryeetey won his first senior individual medal, a bronze, in the 100 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is the 9,956th most popular athlete (down from 8,324th in 2024), the 9,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,717th in 2019) and the 404th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey ranks 9,956 out of 6,025. Before him are Kaleigh Rafter, Robert Farken, Bian Tongda, Zsanett Bragmayer, Albane Dubois, and Bilal Çiloğlu. After him are Kevin McDowell, Vital Zhuk, Huang Bokai, Sakura Kokumai, Marcos Ruiz, and Enrica Piccoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey ranks 2,067. Before him are Fernanda Martins, Yusuke Shimizu, Adam Hammill, Kaylyn Kyle, Tom Lucy, and Simran Kaur Mundi. After him are Will Lockwood, Erika Medveczky, Maja Salvador, Ali Merza, Mohammad Shahzad, and Jérémy Florès.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey ranks 9,401 out of 8,785. Before him are Callum Robinson (1995), Mark Downey (1996), Adam Matthews (1992), Oliver Dingley (1992), Rubin Colwill (2002), and Georgina Brayshaw (1993). After him are Erin Cuthbert (1998), Jayden Danns (2006), Matthew Pennington (1994), Dean Shiels (1985), Kwesi Appiah (1990), and Leif Davis (1999).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey ranks 404. Before him are Zoe de Toledo (1987), Matty Lee (1998), Kimberley Woods (1995), Tom Lucy (1988), Oliver Dingley (1992), and Georgina Brayshaw (1993). After him are Oliver Townend (1982), Bryony Pitman (1997), Shona McCallin (1992), Lily Owsley (1994), Rowan McKellar (1994), and Lola Anderson (1998).

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