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Josh Kerr

1997 - Today

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Josh Kerr (born 8 October 1997) is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He won a gold medal in the event at the 2023 World Championships, a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. He is also the 2024 World Indoor champion in the 3000 metres. Kerr holds the world best time in the short track 2 mile, and the British record in the outdoor 1500 metres and mile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Josh Kerr is the 2,937th most popular athlete (up from 7,260th in 2024), the 6,598th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,411th in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josh Kerr ranks 2,937 out of 6,025. Before him are Donat Acklin, Daniel Petrov, Li Qian, Rashid Ramzi, Ralf Brudel, and Francisco Boza. After him are Ramil Guliyev, Adam Nelson, Andreas Tews, Ekaterini Thanou, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, and Nijel Amos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Josh Kerr ranks 161. Before him are Hiromu Kori, Pablo Maffeo, Nordi Mukiele, Kim Woo-jin, Dávid Hancko, and Viktor Tsyhankov. After him are Valentina Zenere, Julian Ryerson, Michele Di Gregorio, Yugyeom, Zeki Çelik, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Josh Kerr ranks 6,600 out of 8,785. Before him are Kevin Muscat (1973), Hugh Padgham (1955), Sam Hazeldine (1972), George Don (1798), Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), and Ella Henderson (1996). After him are Virginia Field (1917), Mark Hudson (1982), Alan Johnson (1950), Poly Styrene (1957), Jacob Collier (1994), and Walter Nash (1882).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Josh Kerr ranks 121. Before him are Dorothy Hyman (1941), Steve Redgrave (1962), Derek Redmond (1965), Kim Tae-gyun (null), Jonny Brownlee (1990), and Brendan Foster (1948). After him are Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jo Pavey (1973), Simmone Jacobs (1966), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), David Broome (1940), and Gary Anderson (1970).

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