ATHLETE

Chen Yueling

1968 - Today

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Chen Yueling (simplified Chinese: 陈跃玲; traditional Chinese: 陳躍玲; pinyin: Chén Yuèlíng; born December 24, 1969 (also reported as April 1, 1968) in Liaoning, China) is now an American race walker, who became the first ever female Olympic Race walking champion in 1992 while competing for China. She was virtually tied with former Soviet, Unified Team member Alina Ivanova with 200 meters to go. Ivanova then accelerated past Chen to the finish, while Chen held form. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Yueling has received more than 22,328 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Chen Yueling is the 2,949th most popular athlete (down from 2,376th in 2019), the 1,158th most popular biography from China (down from 1,076th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chen Yueling ranks 2,949 out of 6,025. Before her are Vyacheslav Voronin, Daniel Alfredsson, Zdzisław Hoffmann, Brenno, Alexandra Timoshenko, and Abel Kirui. After her are Balian Buschbaum, Julien Alfred, Abdullah Al-Rashidi, Mehmet Akif Pirim, Brigita Bukovec, and Francesco Panetta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Chen Yueling ranks 641. Before her are Alberto Belsué, Girolamo Giovinazzo, Rodolfo Cardoso, James Patrick Stuart, Junot Díaz, and Bart Brentjens. After her are Christophe Ohrel, Adrian Scarborough, Jörg Stiel, Mehmet Akif Pirim, Josef Polig, and Nicholas Tombazis.

Others Born in 1968

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Yueling ranks 1,158 out of 1,610. Before her are Li Qin (1990), Su Bingtian (1989), Guo Jianmei (1961), Zhang Ning (1975), Xu Yuhua (1976), and Li Ming (1971). After her are Li Xiaoxia (1988), Chen Dong (1978), Han Xiaopeng (1982), Zhou Dongyu (1992), Jia (1990), and Ju Jingyi (1994).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Li Qin

    Li Qin

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 45.43

    Rank: 1,152

  • Photo of Su Bingtian

    Su Bingtian

    ATHLETE

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 45.42

    Rank: 1,153

  • Photo of Guo Jianmei

    Guo Jianmei

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 45.41

    Rank: 1,154

  • Photo of Zhang Ning

    Zhang Ning

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 45.39

    Rank: 1,155

  • Photo of Xu Yuhua

    Xu Yuhua

    CHESS PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 45.35

    Rank: 1,156

  • Photo of Li Ming

    Li Ming

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 45.31

    Rank: 1,157

  • Photo of Chen Yueling

    Chen Yueling

    ATHLETE

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 45.29

    Rank: 1,158

  • Photo of Li Xiaoxia

    Li Xiaoxia

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 45.27

    Rank: 1,159

  • Photo of Chen Dong

    Chen Dong

    ASTRONAUT

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 45.23

    Rank: 1,160

  • Photo of Han Xiaopeng

    Han Xiaopeng

    ATHLETE

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 45.15

    Rank: 1,161

  • Photo of Zhou Dongyu

    Zhou Dongyu

    ACTOR

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 45.12

    Rank: 1,162

  • Photo of Jia

    Jia

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 45.11

    Rank: 1,163

  • Photo of Ju Jingyi

    Ju Jingyi

    ACTOR

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 45.10

    Rank: 1,164

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Chen Yueling ranks 19. Before her are Huang Zhihong (1965), Yi Siling (1989), Wang Yan (1971), Li Meisu (1959), Xu Haifeng (1957), and Su Bingtian (1989). After her are Han Xiaopeng (1982), Danny Lee (null), Luan Jujie (1958), Xian Dongmei (1975), Thiago Monteiro (null), and Sui Xinmei (1965).

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