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Obadele Thompson, an Uncommon card
Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Obadele Thompson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Obadele Thompson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is a three-time Olympian, and a ______ at each Olympics.
Answer
finalist. He is a three-time Olympian, and a finalist at each Olympics. From the Obadele Thompson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the ____ Sydney Olympics.
Answer
2000s. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. From the Obadele Thompson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Antônio Pizzonia. Antônio Pizzonia 80 · Obadele Thompson 75 · Dakahlia Governorate 70 · Barney Oldfield 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- He is a three-time Olympian, and a finalist at each Olympics.
- His personal best performances are 9.87 seconds for the 100 m, 19.97 seconds for the 200 metres, and 45.38 seconds for the 400 metres.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Obadele Thompson article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Obadele Thompson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Obadele Thompson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jimmy Harris ( Blog ), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
