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Mark Richardson

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Mark Ashton Richardson (born 26 July 1972, in Slough) is a retired English sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay for Great Britain and England. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, and again in the same event at the 1998 European Championships. At the Olympic Games, he won silver and bronze medals in the 1992 and 1996 4 × 400 metres relays. In the individual event, Richardson's most significant international results were silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and bronze in the 1998 European Championships, in addition to three domestic championships gold medals between 1995 and 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Richardson is the 2,584th most popular athlete (up from 5,205th in 2024), the 6,184th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,712th in 2019) and the 105th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mark Richardson ranks 2,584 out of 6,025. Before him are Marieke Vervoort, Bernard Williams, Glover Teixeira, Sherri Howard, Tudor Casapu, and Diana Gansky. After him are Maureen George, Pasquale Passarelli, Fernanda Ribeiro, Alina Astafei, Devon Larratt, and Kirsten Wenzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Mark Richardson ranks 542. Before him are Steffen Baumgart, Cung Le, Guillaume Gallienne, Oscar Dronjak, Zoltan Sabo, and N. K. Jemisin. After him are Davit Bakradze, Yūko Miyamura, John Ruiz, Sérgio Manoel, Nicole Eggert, and Jessica Hausner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mark Richardson ranks 6,186 out of 8,785. Before him are Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Billy Fury (1940), Daniel Kaluuya (1989), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983), Mason Mount (1999), and Steve Valentine (1966). After him are Martine McCutcheon (1976), Robin Widdows (1942), Jefferson Hall (1977), Amanda Holden (1971), Tom Hopper (1985), and Mark Hateley (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Mark Richardson ranks 105. Before him are Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Carole Quinton (1936), Allan Wells (1952), Shirley Cawley (1932), June Foulds (1934), and Nellie Halstead (1910). After him are Jayne Torvill (1957), Walter D'Hondt (1936), Daley Thompson (1958), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Paula Radcliffe (1973), and Sylvia Cheeseman (1929).

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