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Obadele Thompson

1976 - Today

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Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS (born 30 March 1976) is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and a finalist at each Olympics. His personal best performances are 9.87 seconds for the 100 m, 19.97 seconds for the 200 metres (both Barbadian records), and 45.38 seconds for the 400 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Obadele Thompson is the 3,723rd most popular athlete (down from 2,656th in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Barbadian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1976, Obadele Thompson ranks 794. Before him are Luke Mably, Lior Narkis, Vasily Petrenko, Antoine Dénériaz, Lubna Tahtamouni, and Edmilson Alves. After him are Roman Sharonov, Victor J. Glover, Nordin Wooter, Mustafa Doğan, Edwin Tenorio, and Jessica Cauffiel.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Obadele Thompson ranks 17 out of 22. Before him are Grandmaster Flash (1958), Owen Arthur (1949), Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937), and Garfield Sobers (1936). After him are Beverley Goddard (1956), Shontelle (1985), Ryan Brathwaite (1988), Marita Payne (1960), Ramon Gittens (1987), and Zane Maloney (2003).

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Among ATHLETES In Barbados

Among athletes born in Barbados, Obadele Thompson ranks 2. Before him are Jim Wedderburn (1938). After him are Beverley Goddard (1956), Ryan Brathwaite (1988), Marita Payne (1960), Ramon Gittens (1987), Sada Williams (1997), Shane Brathwaite (1990), Tia-Adana Belle (1996), Mario Burke (1997), and Alex Sobers (null).

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