SKATER

Cha Min-kyu

1993 - Today

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Cha Min-kyu (Korean: 차민규, born 16 March 1993) is a South Korean speed skater who competes internationally. Cha participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 500 metres race. He set the Olympic record for the event with a time of 34.42 seconds but had his record broken moments later by the eventual winner, Håvard Lorentzen who beat him by 0.01. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cha Min-kyu has received more than 22,868 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Cha Min-kyu is the 442nd most popular skater (down from 351st in 2019), the 1,103rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 834th in 2019) and the 14th most popular South Korean Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 24.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Cha Min-kyus by language

Over the past year Cha Min-kyu has had the most page views in the with 2,000 views, followed by Chinese (1,059), and Korean (663). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (173.20%), Finnish (95.11%), and Czech (33.99%)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Cha Min-kyu ranks 442 out of 483Before him are Joey Cheek, Anastasia Mishina, Ksenia Stolbova, Adam Rippon, Satoko Miyahara, and Ashley Wagner. After him are Jan Smeekens, Shim Suk-hee, Isabelle Weidemann, Katarzyna Woźniak, Annette Gerritsen, and Kim A-lang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Cha Min-kyu ranks 885Before him are Melitina Staniouta, Jan Sýkora, Justin Anderson, Bryan Acosta, Lucas Cruikshank, and Ken Matsubara. After him are Sarah Logan, Sven Andrighetto, Qiu Bo, Anni Espar, Toni Silva, and Max Whitlock.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Cha Min-kyu ranks 1,103 out of 1,128Before him are Lee Sung-jin (1985), Kim So-hui (1994), Lee Seung-yun (1995), Kang Chae-young (1996), Jeong Jin-woon (1991), and Lee Woo-jin (1986). After him are Kim Je-deok (2004), Shim Suk-hee (1997), Kim A-lang (1995), Park Ju-sung (1984), Hwang Dae-heon (1999), and Oh Sang-uk (1996).

Among SKATERS In South Korea

Among skaters born in South Korea, Cha Min-kyu ranks 14Before him are Lim Hyo-jun (1996), Mo Tae-bum (1989), Lee Kang-seok (1985), Choi Min-jeong (1998), Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978), and Park Seung-hi (1992). After him are Shim Suk-hee (1997), Kim A-lang (1995), Hwang Dae-heon (1999), and Kim Min-seok (1999).