# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/steve-backley
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:09:20.316Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/steve-backley"
name: "Steve Backley"
slug: "steve-backley"
description: "Stephen James Backley, OBE is an English retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He formerly held the world record, and his 91.46-metre (300.1 ft) throw from 1992 is the British record. During his career, he was a firm fixture in the British national athletics team. He won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships. Currently, he is an occasional commentator for athletics competitions, especially the field events."
tagline: "British javelin thrower"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1969-02-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           55.38
  momentum:             25
  historical:           18.37885333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/stevebackley/"
    handle:    "stevebackley"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.stevebackley.com"
sources:
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "استیو بکلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Steve Backley"
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  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Backley"
    title: "Steve Backley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Бакли, Стив"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Стівен Беклі"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump