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Samuel Francis

1987 - Today

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Samuel Adelebari Francis (born 27 March 1987 in Port Harcourt) is a sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. He is a naturalized Qatari and has competed for Qatar from July 2007. His personal best of 9.99 seconds is the former Asian record for the 100 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Francis is the 4,703rd most popular athlete (up from 5,799th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 246th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samuel Francis ranks 4,703 out of 6,025. Before him are Sergey Fedorovtsev, Wang Jie, Matthew Mitcham, Benjamin Compaoré, Donata Karalienė, and Bryan Reynolds. After him are Qin Kai, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Süreyya Ayhan, Renan Barão, Abdi Nageeye, and Denis Vieru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Samuel Francis ranks 974. Before him are Kratae R-Siam, Maya Erskine, Benjamin Compaoré, Aida Hadzialic, Émilie Le Pennec, and Isaac Promise. After him are Larisa Korobeynikova, Renan Barão, Csaba Balogh, Xu Yunli, Sebastian Dahm, and Marta Bastianelli.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Samuel Francis ranks 198 out of 309. Before him are Jude Monye (1973), James Obiorah (1978), Bartholomew Ogbeche (1984), Clement Chukwu (1973), Chidera Ejuke (1998), and Isaac Promise (1987). After him are Fatima Yusuf (1971), Eric Ejiofor (1979), Uchenna Emedolu (1976), Olarenwaju Kayode (1993), Pius Ikedia (1980), and Nnamdi Oduamadi (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Samuel Francis ranks 16. Before him are Olapade Adeniken (1969), Deji Aliu (1975), Falilat Ogunkoya (1968), Florence Ekpo-Umoh (1977), Jude Monye (1973), and Clement Chukwu (1973). After him are Fatima Yusuf (1971), Uchenna Emedolu (1976), Innocent Egbunike (1961), Enefiok Udo-Obong (1982), Oludamola Osayomi (1986), and Ene Franca Idoko (1985).

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