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Almaz Ayana

1991 - Today

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Almaz Ayana Eba (Oromo: Almaaz Ayyanaa Eebbaa; Amharic: አልማዝ አያና ኤባ, born 21 November 1991) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze in the 5,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Almaz Ayana has received more than 371,044 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Almaz Ayana is the 3,496th most popular athlete (down from 2,658th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 55th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Almaz Ayana ranks 3,496 out of 6,025Before her are Peter Hochschorner, Elisabetta Perrone, Fu Yu, Christopher Koskei, Stephen Kiprotich, and Annarita Sidoti. After her are Emma Snowsill, Kim Jae-bum, Musa Evloev, Olena Krasovska, Genzebe Dibaba, and Pierpaolo Ferrazzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Almaz Ayana ranks 378Before her are Ryan Mason, Kalifa Coulibaly, Yahya Jabrane, Filip Mladenović, Walter Kannemann, and Jolyon Palmer. After her are Genzebe Dibaba, Bartosz Salamon, Heize, Eren Albayrak, Suppasit Jongcheveevat, and Soma Saito.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Almaz Ayana ranks 68 out of 105Before her are Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984). After her are Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Letesenbet Gidey (1998).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Almaz Ayana ranks 19Before her are Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984). After her are Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Letesenbet Gidey (1998).