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Catherine Ndereba

1972 - Today

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Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons. Ndereba has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, becoming Kenya's first female multi-medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine Ndereba has received more than 114,162 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Ndereba is the 2,643rd most popular athlete (down from 1,842nd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 41st in 2019) and the 35th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 38.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Catherine Ndereba ranks 2,643 out of 6,025. Before her are Bettine Jahn, Marion Roper, Philippe Omnès, Ivan Dresser, Huang Zhihong, and Lucjan Lis. After her are Olga Chernyavskaya, Ariel Hernández, Ekaterina Dafovska, Daniel Ståhl, Beth Heiden, and Sonia Robertson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Catherine Ndereba ranks 582. Before her are Miranda Hart, Jorge Luis Pila, Şebnem Ferah, Arjun Rampal, Georgios Georgiadis, and Keiji Kaimoto. After her are Hani Hanjour, Greg Berlanti, Brandon Teena, Mark Bosnich, Sandrine Testud, and Brigitta Boccoli.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Catherine Ndereba ranks 57 out of 150. Before her are Michael Olunga (1994), Daniel Komen (1976), Julius Korir (1960), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), and Robert Wangila (1967). After her are Noah Ngeny (1978), Paddy Lowe (1962), Benjamin Limo (1974), Tom Mboya (1930), McDonald Mariga (1987), and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Catherine Ndereba ranks 35. Before her are Yobes Ondieki (1961), Daniel Komen (1976), Julius Korir (1960), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), and Robert Wangila (1967). After her are Noah Ngeny (1978), Benjamin Limo (1974), Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), Joseph Keter (1969), Abel Kirui (1982), and Billy Konchellah (1961).

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