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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 20,565 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chen Yueling is the 2,377th most popular athlete (down from 1,789th in 2019), the 1,080th most popular biography from China (down from 972nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chen Yueling ranks 2,377 out of 3,059Before her are Susanthika Jayasinghe, Brigitte Kraus, Tamás Kásás, Svetlana Shkolina, Marc-André Fleury, and Djabir Saïd-Guerni. After her are Violeta Szekely, Christoph Sumann, Martina Beck, Steve Riddick, Yelena Ruzina, and Lü Xiaojun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Chen Yueling ranks 669Before her are Troy McLawhorn, Peng Zhaoqin, Michael S. Hopkins, Masanori Sanada, Patrick Sylvestre, and Sergei Martynov. After her are Gesiel José de Lima, Scott Putesky, Britta Bilač, Josu Urrutia, Andreas Tews, and Lene Rantala.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Yueling ranks 1,080 out of 1,392Before her are Peng Zhaoqin (1968), Sun Tiantian (1981), Feng Kun (1978), Gao Min (1970), Zhang Linpeng (1989), and Zhang Shuai (1989). After her are Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Ting (1980), Qiao Hong (1968), Yan Sen (1975), Li Meisu (1959), and An Qi (1981).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Chen Yueling ranks 18Before her are Luan Jujie (1958), Xian Dongmei (1975), Huang Zhihong (1965), Wang Yan (1971), Liu Hong (1987), and Gao Min (1970). After her are Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), Gong Lijiao (1989), Wang Zheng (1987), Zhou Chunxiu (1978), and Shi Tingmao (1991).