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Obadele Thompson

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Obadele Thompson is the 3,580th most popular athlete (down from 2,693rd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Barbadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Obadele Thompson ranks 3,580 out of 6,025. Before him are Jean-Luc Brassard, Donald Thomas, Olena Pidhrushna, Emanuel Rego, Karen Forkel, and Niurka Montalvo. After him are Josip Glasnović, Abderrahmane Hammad, Assefa Mezgebu, Kirsten Barnes, Ariane Friedrich, and Tadanori Koshino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Obadele Thompson ranks 746. Before him are Shinobu Asagoe, Luke Mably, Lior Narkis, Antoine Dénériaz, Lubna Tahtamouni, and Edmilson Alves. After him are Roman Sharonov, Victor J. Glover, Mustafa Doğan, Edwin Tenorio, Jessica Cauffiel, and Şafak Pavey.

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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), Sada Williams (1997), and Shane Brathwaite (1990).

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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), Sada Williams (1997), Shane Brathwaite (1990), Tia-Adana Belle (1996), Mario Burke (1997), and Alex Sobers (null).

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