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Kelly Sotherton

1976 - Today

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Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British former heptathlete, long jumper and relay runner. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes, also at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as being part of the bronze medal-winning team in the Women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics (again, initially finishing 5th but upgraded after various subsequent doping disqualifications). As such she is one of only five women to win multiple medals in Olympic heptathlon. She also won a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kelly Sotherton is the 5,054th most popular athlete (up from 6,128th in 2019), the 7,710th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,029th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kelly Sotherton ranks 5,054 out of 6,025Before her are Anna Alminova, Luis Vega, Anna Pyatykh, Iván Raña, Adam Foote, and Anton Källberg. After her are Denis Gargaud Chanut, Serhiy Kulish, Sergei Semyonov, Peppe Femling, Orkhan Safarov, and Brooke Pratley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Kelly Sotherton ranks 1,093Before her are Mayte Martínez, Raja Bell, Rafer Alston, Hideaki Tominaga, Yukinori Shigeta, and Kosaku Masuda. After her are Shane Doan, Chris Drury, Matt Harding, Brian K. Vaughan, Steven Pasquale, and Gianpiero Pastore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kelly Sotherton ranks 7,712 out of 8,785Before her are Alistair Carmichael (1965), Martin Cross (1957), Alexandra Burke (1988), Scarlxrd (1994), Bel Powley (1992), and Paul Dickov (1972). After her are Lady Sovereign (1985), Simon Armitage (1963), Stewart McKimmie (1962), Zidane Iqbal (2003), Pixie Lott (1991), and Stephen Warnock (1981).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Kelly Sotherton ranks 182Before her are Tasha Danvers (1977), Ludmila (null), Danny Talbot (1991), Sarah Stevenson (1983), Jason Gardener (1975), and Martin Cross (1957). After her are Janice Rankin (1972), Liz McColgan (1964), Kriss Akabusi (1958), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Alistair Brownlee (1988), and Raymond Stevens (1963).