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Abel Kirui

1982 - Today

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Abel Kirui (born 6 April 1982) is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons. He had back-to-back wins in the World Championship marathon in 2009 and 2011. Kirui won in 2009 with a time of 2:06:54, then defended his title with a winning margin of two minutes and 28 seconds – the largest ever margin at the World Championship event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel Kirui has received more than 74,454 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Abel Kirui is the 2,818th most popular athlete (down from 1,572nd in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 64th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 74k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Abel Kirui ranks 2,818 out of 3,059. Before him are Andriy Deryzemlya, Alessandra Sensini, Ralf Bartels, André Domingos, Rumyana Neykova, and Viktor Lőrincz. After him are Libor Charfreitag, Kelly Holmes, Milan Aleksić, Apolo Ohno, Lars Helge Birkeland, and Lorraine Moller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Abel Kirui ranks 728. Before him are Branimir Subašić, Mario Abrante, Allan McGregor, Jader Volnei Spindler, Jonathan Jackson, and Ovidiu Petre. After him are Stefan Maierhofer, Apolo Ohno, Manija Dawlat, Natallia Mikhnevich, Andrea Minguzzi, and Javier Paredes.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Abel Kirui ranks 80 out of 140. Before him are Jemima Sumgong (1984), Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), Benjamin Limo (1974), Stella Mwangi (1986), Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (1984), and Erick Wainaina (1973). After him are Paul Bitok (1970), Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986), Brigid Kosgei (1994), Charles Kamathi (1978), Urjit Patel (1963), and Samson Kitur (1966).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Abel Kirui ranks 55. Before him are Peter Rono (1967), Jemima Sumgong (1984), Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), Benjamin Limo (1974), Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (1984), and Erick Wainaina (1973). After him are Paul Bitok (1970), Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986), Brigid Kosgei (1994), Charles Kamathi (1978), Samson Kitur (1966), and Margaret Wambui (1995).

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