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Yohan Blake

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Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 100 m and 200 m races for the Jamaican team behind Usain Bolt. His times of 9.75 in 100 m and 19.44 in 200 m are the fastest 100 m and 200 m Olympic sprints in history to place second. Blake is the second‑fastest man ever in both 100 m and 200 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yohan Blake is the 2,461st most popular athlete (down from 1,251st in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 54th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yohan Blake ranks 2,461 out of 6,025. Before him are Johann Passler, Tatyana Kolpakova, Rusty Wailes, Sergey Makarov, Irina Nazarova, and Elmar Borrmann. After him are Kathrin Neimke, Jürgen Straub, Konstantin Volkov, Kirsten Emmelmann, Carole Quinton, and Slavko Obadov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Yohan Blake ranks 190. Before him are Milan Badelj, Jake Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Alan Carvalho, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, and Bas Dost. After him are Morgan Schneiderlin, Rory Culkin, Elle King, Yannick Bolasie, Katinka Hosszú, and Albin Ekdal.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Yohan Blake ranks 74 out of 189. Before him are Mike McCallum (1956), Alexander Bustamante (1884), Herb McKenley (1922), Bruce Golding (1947), Roger Cross (1969), and John Holt (1947). After him are Ini Kamoze (1957), Luther Blissett (1958), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Ray Stewart (1965), and Dennis Brown (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Yohan Blake ranks 17. Before him are Asafa Powell (1982), Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Donovan Bailey (1967), Keith Gardner (1929), and Herb McKenley (1922). After him are Shawn Rhoden (1975), Ray Stewart (1965), Nesta Carter (1985), Linford Christie (1960), Grace Jackson (1961), and Tayna Lawrence (1975).

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