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Assefa Mezgebu

1978 - Today

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Assefa Mezgebu (born June 19, 1978 in Sidamo) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also the runner-up at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, following a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Assefa Mezgebu has received more than 23,779 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Assefa Mezgebu is the 3,350th most popular athlete (up from 3,780th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 24k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Assefa Mezgebu ranks 3,350 out of 6,025Before her are Michael Hadschieff, Wilson Boit Kipketer, Richard Trautmann, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Jaime Ordiales, and Nadine Kleinert. After her are Dorothy Hyman, Duda, Amy Mbacké Thiam, Christiane Weber, Niki Bakoyianni, and Björn Ferry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Assefa Mezgebu ranks 650Before her are Chuckie, Peter Hlinka, Ezekiel Jackson, Frédéric Leclercq, Markus Heikkinen, and Mike Bibby. After her are Alberto Rivera, Ramin Karimloo, Björn Ferry, Roger Clark, Barry Ferguson, and Danny Koevermans.

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