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Clara Hughes

1972 - Today

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Clara Hughes (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the course of three Winter Olympics. Hughes is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clara Hughes has received more than 422,077 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Clara Hughes is the 2,927th most popular athlete (down from 2,213th in 2019), the 883rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 868th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Clara Hughes ranks 2,927 out of 6,025Before her are Evelin Kaufer, Robert Harting, Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Clarence McKerrow, Ioana Olteanu, and Monika Pflug. After her are Robert de Castella, Formiga, Laura Dahlmeier, Yordan Mitkov, Martina Jäschke, and Gal Fridman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Clara Hughes ranks 641Before her are Sergei Gurenko, Nino Katamadze, Sourav Ganguly, Loek van Wely, Marianne Thieme, and Corinne Rey-Bellet. After her are Jimmy Carr, Tatiana Turanskaya, Grit Breuer, Sean Waltman, Lloy Ball, and Daniel Alfredsson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Clara Hughes ranks 883 out of 1,622Before her are Félix Auger-Aliassime (2000), Jessica Parker Kennedy (1984), Monia Chokri (1982), Kevin Owens (1984), Noel Fisher (1984), and Clarence McKerrow (1877). After her are Anne Helm (1938), Nora Fatehi (1992), Rick Fox (1969), Marc Martel (1976), Eugenie Bouchard (1994), and Hugh Dillon (1963).

Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Clara Hughes ranks 60Before her are Myriam Bédard (1969), Tracy Wilson (1961), Frank Fisher (1901), Eric Lamaze (1968), Carlos Ramírez (null), and Clarence McKerrow (1877). After her are Dick Pound (1942), Harry Jerome (1940), Andrew Crosby (1965), Blair Horn (1961), Dave Trottier (1906), and Lesley Thompson (1959).