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Sophie Hitchon

1991 - Today

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Sophie Hitchon (born 11 July 1991) is a retired British hammer thrower. She is the British record-holder with a throw of 74.54 metres, set when winning the Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games, Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in the event. She also reached the hammer final at the 2012 London Olympics, and is the 2010 World Junior Champion, the 2013 European U23 Champion, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Sophie Hitchon is the 8,673rd most popular athlete (down from 8,014th in 2024), the 8,959th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,634th in 2019) and the 329th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sophie Hitchon ranks 8,673 out of 6,025Before her are Olaf Roggensack, Kanak Jha, Jehue Gordon, Yang Xiaolei, Jeneba Tarmoh, and Kate French. After her are Anastasiya Voznyak, Nikolay Olyunin, Mohamed Abdelaal, Edival Pontes, Grace Prendergast, and Jiří Orság.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Sophie Hitchon ranks 1,740Before her are Jelle van Gorkom, James Davis, Hiroyuki Furuta, Gauthier Boccard, Jehue Gordon, and Kate French. After her are Nikolay Olyunin, Norimasa Nakanishi, Adreian Payne, Mykola Butsenko, Yuko Takase, and Nico Mirallegro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie Hitchon ranks 8,961 out of 8,785Before her are Samantha Murray (1989), Conor Washington (1992), Jimmy Robertson (1986), Scott Wiseman (1985), Jason Shackell (1983), and Kate French (1991). After her are Rob Elliot (1986), David McGoldrick (1987), Jessica Garlick (1981), Harrison Reed (1995), Nico Mirallegro (1991), and Tyrique George (2006).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Sophie Hitchon ranks 329Before her are Laura Unsworth (1988), Eilish McColgan (1990), Peter Wilson (1986), Heather Stanning (1985), Samantha Murray (1989), and Kate French (1991). After her are Kelly Massey (1985), Shauna Coxsey (1993), Nicola White (1988), Yasmin Harper (2000), Sean Safo-Antwi (1990), and Bianca Williams (1993).