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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie Hitchon is the 7,327th most popular athlete (up from 7,976th in 2019), the 8,520th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,634th in 2019) and the 287th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sophie Hitchon ranks 7,327 out of 6,025. Before her are Yaroslav Podlesnykh, Olaf Roggensack, Kanak Jha, Jehue Gordon, Yang Xiaolei, and Jeneba Tarmoh. After her are Anastasiya Voznyak, Mohamed Abdelaal, Edival Pontes, Grace Prendergast, Jiří Orság, and Mykola Butsenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Sophie Hitchon ranks 1,505. Before her are Jordon Mutch, Andy Yiadom, Yakub Shamilov, Hiroyuki Furuta, Gauthier Boccard, and Jehue Gordon. After her are Norimasa Nakanishi, Adreian Payne, Mykola Butsenko, Yuko Takase, Eusebio Cáceres, and Taylor Spivey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie Hitchon ranks 8,522 out of 8,785. Before her are George Williams (1995), Dujon Sterling (1999), Heather Stanning (1985), Conor Washington (1992), Scott Wiseman (1985), and Jason Shackell (1983). After her are Rob Elliot (1986), David McGoldrick (1987), Jessica Garlick (1981), Harrison Reed (1995), Tyrique George (2006), and Aaron Hickey (2002).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Sophie Hitchon ranks 287. Before her are Fiona Bigwood (1976), Tom Ransley (1985), Tommy Fleetwood (1991), Katherine Copeland (1990), Eilish McColgan (1990), and Heather Stanning (1985). After her are Shauna Coxsey (1993), Nicola White (1988), Sean Safo-Antwi (1990), Will Satch (1989), Helen Richardson-Walsh (1981), and Daniel Wiffen (2001).

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