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Phillips Idowu

1978 - Today

Phillips Idowu

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 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Phillips Idowu is the 5,302nd most popular athlete (up from 5,346th in 2024), the 7,773rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,758th in 2019) and the 176th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Phillips Idowu ranks 5,302 out of 6,025. Before him are Tian Tao, Kevin Martin, Maria Martins, Kishane Thompson, Fredrik Lindström, and Bai Xue. After him are Chu Mu-yen, Sonja Roman, Benjamin Savšek, Anjali Bhagwat, Paola Tirados, and Aleksandra Fedoriva.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Tian Tao
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 5,296
Kevin Martin
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 5,297
Maria Martins
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 5,298
Kishane Thompson
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 5,299
Fredrik Lindström
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 5,300
Bai Xue
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 5,301
Phillips Idowu
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 5,302
Chu Mu-yen
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 5,303
Sonja Roman
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 5,304
Benjamin Savšek
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 5,305
Anjali Bhagwat
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 5,306
Paola Tirados
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 5,307
Aleksandra Fedoriva
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 5,308

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Phillips Idowu ranks 1,187. Before him are Oleksandr Serdyuk, Constantino Zaballa, Fernando Prass, Maribel Domínguez, Haruki Seto, and Ingrid Jacquemod. After him are Sergei Samsonov, Jenny Frost, Gavin McCann, Christoffer Andersson, Holly Randall, and Ömer Onan.

Others Born in 1978

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Oleksandr Serdyuk
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 1,181
Constantino Zaballa
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 1,182
Fernando Prass
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 1,183
Maribel Domínguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 1,184
Haruki Seto
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 1,185
Ingrid Jacquemod
SKIER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 1,186
Phillips Idowu
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 1,187
Sergei Samsonov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 1,188
Jenny Frost
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 1,189
Gavin McCann
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 1,190
Christoffer Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 1,191
Holly Randall
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 1,192
Ömer Onan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 1,193