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Ian Stewart

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Ian Stewart MBE (born 15 January 1949) is a Scottish former long-distance running athlete. Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (a race won by Lasse Virén). Stewart also won the following championships: European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor (1969 and 1975) and World Cross Country (1975). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Stewart is the 706th most popular athlete (up from 3,754th in 2019), the 3,578th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,059th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ian Stewart ranks 706 out of 6,025. Before him are Arie van Vliet, Argentina Menis, Evelyn Ashford, Hermann Wilker, Roelof Klein, and Luciano Sušanj. After him are Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Harald Tammer, Tommy Hampson, Marita Lange, Martin Sheridan, and Eugène Balme.

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Among people born in 1949, Ian Stewart ranks 408. Before him are Mohammed bin Hammam, Emanuel Ax, Mohamed Akid, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Jupp Kapellmann, and Bonnie Raitt. After him are Bob Backlund, Chrisye, Randall Wallace, Volodymyr Onyshchenko, Tom Verlaine, and Peter Maffay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 3,579 out of 8,785. Before him are Amanda Abbington (1974), Anne Hutchinson (1591), John Hick (1922), Elaine Paige (1948), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), and Wilfred Baddeley (1872). After him are Winifred McNair (1877), John Phillips (1800), Tommy Hampson (1907), W. J. Coffee (1774), Richard Thomas Lowe (1802), and David Sylvian (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 29. Before him are Thelma Hopkins (1936), Norman Read (1931), Wyndham Halswelle (1882), Eddie Owen (1886), Albert Hill (1889), and George Larner (1875). After him are Tommy Hampson (1907), Guy Butler (1899), Dorian Yates (1962), Henry Macintosh (1892), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), and Arthur Russell (1886).

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