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Kirani James

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Sir Kirani Zeno James GCNG COG (born 1 September 1992) is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres, James also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the first man to earn the full set of three medals in the centennial history of the event. He is Grenada's first Olympic medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kirani James is the 3,993rd most popular athlete (down from 3,146th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Grenada (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Grenadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kirani James ranks 3,993 out of 6,025. Before him are Klemen Bauer, Martina Zellner, Yamilé Aldama, Chen Ying, Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily, and Pavel Rostovtsev. After him are Vincent Jay, Anthuan Maybank, Peter Elliott, Raphael Holzdeppe, Sandra Farmer-Patrick, and Richard Stebbins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Kirani James ranks 544. Before him are Hutch Dano, Rose Namajunas, Charlie Vickers, Marcus Bettinelli, Crush, and Yuliya Yefimova. After him are Kevin Krawietz, Borna Barišić, Paulína Fialková, Mikaël Kingsbury, Daniel Ståhl, and Bernard Tomic.

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In Grenada

Among people born in Grenada, Kirani James ranks 13 out of 16. Before him are Hudson Austin (1938), Tillman Thomas (1947), Henry Stephenson (1871), Nicholas Brathwaite (1925), Wilfred Jacobs (1919), and Dickon Mitchell (1977). After him are Lindon Victor (1993), Alleyne Francique (1976), Anderson Peters (1997), Shandon Baptiste (1998), Brett Thompson (null), and Meleni Rodney (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In Grenada

Among athletes born in Grenada, Kirani James ranks 1. After him are Lindon Victor (1993), Alleyne Francique (1976), Anderson Peters (1997), Brett Thompson (null), and Meleni Rodney (1998).

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