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Phillips Idowu

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Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu, (born 30 December 1978) is a British athlete who specialised in the triple jump and was active at elite level between 2000 and 2014, with his greatest success coming between 2006 and 2011. He is a former World Outdoor (2009) and Indoor (2008), European Outdoor (2010) and Indoor (2007), Diamond League (2011) and Commonwealth Games (2006) triple jump champion. He was also a silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Idowu is a member of the London-based Belgrave Harriers athletics club and has been for much of his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phillips Idowu is the 4,672nd most popular athlete (up from 5,322nd in 2019), the 7,593rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,758th in 2019) and the 169th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Phillips Idowu ranks 4,672 out of 6,025. Before him are Arthur Abele, Tian Tao, Kevin Martin, Maria Martins, Fredrik Lindström, and Bai Xue. After him are Chu Mu-yen, Benjamin Savšek, Paola Tirados, Aleksandra Fedoriva, An San, and Trecia-Kaye Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Phillips Idowu ranks 1,050. Before him are Laura Bertram, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, Süreyya Ayhan, Robert Mambo Mumba, Fernando Prass, and Haruki Seto. After him are Gavin McCann, Christoffer Andersson, Ömer Onan, Kalpana Patowary, Shingo Suzuki, and Adam Kinzinger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phillips Idowu ranks 7,595 out of 8,785. Before him are Aaron Cresswell (1989), Archie Madekwe (1995), Kenny Miller (1979), Adnan Sami (1971), Hamza Choudhury (1997), and Sam Lowes (1990). After him are Gavin McCann (1978), Ryan Mason (1991), Julian Ovenden (1976), Stephen Jones (null), Ola Aina (1996), and Jake Bugg (1994).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Phillips Idowu ranks 169. Before him are Marlon Devonish (1976), John Regis (1966), Enrico Rossi (null), Dwain Chambers (1978), Brian Jacks (1946), and Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960). After him are Stephen Jones (null), Ben Ainslie (1977), Luke Littler (2007), Michael Jung (null), Roger Black (1966), and Sally Gunnell (1966).

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