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Addis Abebe

1970 - Today

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Addis Abebe (Amharic: አዲስ አበበ; born September 5, 1970) is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the 1988 World Junior Championships, Abebe won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze in the 5,000 meters events. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Addis Abebe has received more than 37,380 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Addis Abebe is the 2,684th most popular athlete (down from 1,896th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 47th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 1.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Addis Abebe ranks 2,684 out of 6,025Before him are Yuriy Bilonoh, Abel Antón, Wang Yang, Christian Schenk, Qu Yunxia, and Stephanie Graf. After him are Willi Wülbeck, Georg Hackl, Hubert Gardas, Haldor Halderson, Reese Hoffa, and Alex Schwazer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Addis Abebe ranks 547Before him are Jacco Eltingh, Ma Mingyu, Azam Ali, Masaharu Suzuki, Ludovic Bource, and Ahmed Bahja. After him are Leontien van Moorsel, Helen Baxendale, Padma Lakshmi, Paco Soler, Redman, and Lee Cheol-ha.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Addis Abebe ranks 60 out of 105Before him are Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Ruth Negga (1982), Sifan Hassan (1993), Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), Bogaletch Gebre (1960), and Berhane Adere (1973). After him are Eshetu Tura (1950), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Fita Bayisa (1972).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Addis Abebe ranks 11Before him are Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), and Berhane Adere (1973). After him are Eshetu Tura (1950), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Fita Bayisa (1972).