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Perri Shakes-Drayton

1988 - Today

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Peirresha Alexandra Shakes-Drayton (born 21 December 1988) is a British retired track and field athlete. After specialising in the 400 metres hurdles in the early part of her career, a knee injury at the 2013 World Championships forced Shakes-Drayton to concentrate on the 400 metres on her return to athletics. She is the 2013 European Indoor Champion in the 400 metres and won a 2012 World Indoor Championship gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. She has also won silver and bronze medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Perri Shakes-Drayton is the 10,436th most popular athlete (down from 9,594th in 2024), the 9,500th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,893rd in 2019) and the 427th most popular British Athlete.

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Among people born in 1988, Perri Shakes-Drayton ranks 2,102Before her are Szandra Pergel, Ty Kelly, Benedikt Fürk, Shay Logan, Joe Garner, and Sharni Williams. After her are Zhang Jingjing, Sandra Drabik, Julia Schmid, Lachlan Tame, Chris Mazdzer, and Saadat Dalgatova.

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Perri Shakes-Drayton ranks 427Before her are Oumaïma Belahbib (1996), Jemma Reekie (1998), Amber Rutter (1997), Patrick Huston (1996), Charlotte Worthington (1996), and Stephanie Twell (1989). After her are Tien Chia-chen (1983), Susanne Gogl-Walli (1996), Georgios Achilleos (1980), Thomas Ford (1992), Trevor Stewart (null), and Graeme Thomas (1988).