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Nesta Carter

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Nesta Carter OD (born October 11, 1985) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics. He also won a 4 × 100 m silver medal at the 2007 World Championship and a gold at the 2015 World Championships. On August 11, 2013, Carter secured an individual 100 m World Championship bronze medal in Moscow, behind Justin Gatlin and teammate Usain Bolt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Nesta Carter is the 2,793rd most popular athlete (down from 2,017th in 2024), the 82nd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 67th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nesta Carter ranks 2,793 out of 6,025. Before him are Kaija Parve, Samuel Matete, Olena Zubrilova, Khalid Boulami, Hoàng Xuân Vinh, and Ramona Balthasar. After him are Linford Christie, Noah Ngeny, Jim Ryun, Pedro Pablo Pichardo, Daniel Alfredsson, and Marte Olsbu Røiseland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Nesta Carter ranks 356. Before him are Noriaki Ishizawa, Igor Burzanović, Yolanthe Cabau, René Adler, Fernando Amorebieta, and Cha Jong-hyok. After him are Kenta Hiraishi, Cléo, Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, Rafał Blechacz, Horacio Zeballos, and Miriam Leone.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Nesta Carter ranks 82 out of 189. Before him are Shawn Rhoden (1975), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Cedella Marley (1967), Ray Stewart (1965), Dennis Brown (1957), and Junior Murvin (1949). After him are Linford Christie (1960), Omi (1986), Hugh Shearer (1923), Diana King (1970), Capleton (1967), and Howard Cooke (1915).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Nesta Carter ranks 19. Before him are Donovan Bailey (1967), Keith Gardner (1929), Herb McKenley (1922), Yohan Blake (1989), Shawn Rhoden (1975), and Ray Stewart (1965). After him are Linford Christie (1960), Grace Jackson (1961), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), and Bert Cameron (1959).

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