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Benjamin Limo

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Benjamin Kipkoech Limo (born 23 August 1974 in Chepkongony, Uasin Gishu) is a Kenyan former middle- and long-distance runner. His races ranged distances from 1500 m to 10,000 m, but Limo mainly competed in 5000 metres, where he has won international medals. Limo went to Chebara and Lelboinet High Schools, but enlisted for the Kenyan Army in 1993, without completing his studies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Limo has received more than 25,082 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Benjamin Limo is the 2,758th most popular athlete (down from 2,665th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 76th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Benjamin Limo ranks 2,758 out of 6,025. Before him are Tímea Nagy, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Mahmut Demir, Cornelia Oschkenat, Yuriy Borzakovskiy, and Carla Sacramento. After him are Irina Kalinina, Frank Spellman, Steve Cram, June Foulds, Trischa Zorn, and Jesús Rollán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Benjamin Limo ranks 535. Before him are Joel Sánchez, Ivri Lider, Santi Denia, Denis Pankratov, Frank Klepacki, and Markus Weinzierl. After him are Jack D. Fischer, Barbara Dex, Gus Hansen, Jörg Böhme, Ronaldo Guiaro, and Craig Harrison.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Benjamin Limo ranks 60 out of 150. Before him are Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Noah Ngeny (1978), and Paddy Lowe (1962). After him are Tom Mboya (1930), McDonald Mariga (1987), Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), Joseph Keter (1969), Abel Kirui (1982), and Billy Konchellah (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Benjamin Limo ranks 37. Before him are Julius Korir (1960), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Catherine Ndereba (1972), and Noah Ngeny (1978). After him are Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), Joseph Keter (1969), Abel Kirui (1982), Billy Konchellah (1961), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), and Moses Tanui (1965).

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