1991 - Today
Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009, and went on to win at the 2016 Olympics, and 2017 World Championships, where she also won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres. After the doping disqualification of Mariya Savinova, she was also awarded gold medals for the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.Semenya is an intersex woman, assigned female at birth, with XY chromosomes and naturally elevated testosterone levels caused by the presence of internal testes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caster Semenya has received more than 6,516,020 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Caster Semenya is the 1,008th most popular athlete (down from 633rd in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 116th in 2019) and the 7th most popular South African Athlete.
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Among athletes, Caster Semenya ranks 1,008 out of 3,055. Before her are Yelena Romanova, Horace Ashenfelter, Claudia Losch, Helga Seidler, Kílian Jornet Burgada, and Ivan Tsikhan. After her are Bob Richards, Sabine Busch, Daniel Bautista, Haruki Uemura, Barney Ewell, and Richard Allen.
1963 - 2007
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,002
1923 - 2018
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,003
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,004
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,005
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,006
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,007
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,008
1926 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,009
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,010
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,011
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 1,012
1918 - 1996
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 1,013
1902 - 1969
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 1,014
Among people born in 1991, Caster Semenya ranks 87. Before her are Karol G, Sun Yang, Choi Min-ho, Park So-dam, Eliaquim Mangala, and Juan Jesus. After her are Austin Butler, Aleksandr Kokorin, Princess Mako of Akishino, Allan, Matías Vecino, and Yassine Bounou.
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 81
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 82
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 83
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 84
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 85
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 86
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 87
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 88
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 89
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 90
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 91
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 92
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 93
Among people born in South Africa, Caster Semenya ranks 164 out of 312. Before her are Enoch Sontonga (1873), Glynis Barber (1955), Benni McCarthy (1977), Dimas (1969), Albertina Sisulu (1918), and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949). After her are Zindzi Mandela (1960), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Athol Fugard (1932), Antjie Krog (1952), and Guy Tunmer (1948).
1873 - 1905
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 158
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 159
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 160
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 161
1918 - 2011
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 162
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 163
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 164
1960 - 2020
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 165
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 166
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 167
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 168
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 169
1948 - 1999
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 170
Among athletes born in South Africa, Caster Semenya ranks 7. Before her are Esther Brand (1922), Reggie Walker (1889), Bevil Rudd (1894), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Sid Atkinson (1901), and Clarence Walker (1898). After her are Lillian Board (1948), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Zola Budd (1966), Josia Thugwane (1971), Elana Meyer (1966), and Hestrie Cloete (1978).
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 1
1889 - 1951
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 2
1894 - 1948
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 4
1901 - 1977
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 5
1898 - 1957
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 6
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 7
1948 - 1970
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 8
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 9
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 10
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 12
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 13