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Daniel Rudisha

1945 - 2019

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Daniel Matasi Rudisha (August 11, 1945 – March 6, 2019) was a Kenyan sprint athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Born in Kilgoris, Rift Valley Province, he competed for Kenya in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Munyoro Nyamau, Naftali Bon and Charles Asati. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Rudisha has received more than 53,241 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Daniel Rudisha is the 2,056th most popular athlete (down from 1,731st in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 36th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Daniel Rudisha ranks 2,056 out of 6,025. Before him are Inta Kļimoviča, Harald Hein, Giovanni Delise, Diane Foster, Tiril Eckhoff, and George Hutson. After him are Donovan Bailey, Nesta Carter, Josef Kloimstein, Burton Downing, Ferenc Török, and Oscar Osthoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Daniel Rudisha ranks 611. Before him are Bo Ralph, Richard Taruskin, Kinza Clodumar, Franz Keller, Ralph Doubell, and Mike Garson. After him are Pipo Rodríguez, Herman Cain, Aparna Sen, Gülsün Sağlamer, Pat Conroy, and Surekha Sikri. Among people deceased in 2019, Daniel Rudisha ranks 514. Before him are Atli Eðvaldsson, Giovanni Bramucci, Borka Pavićević, Lothar Kobluhn, Nicolae Pescaru, and Daniel Leclercq. After him are Muriel Pavlow, Joseph Pilato, Thomas Shardelow, Julie Gibson, Erik Hartsuiker, and Pablo Larios.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Daniel Rudisha ranks 34 out of 150. Before him are Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Yang Hao (null), Brimin Kipruto (1985), and Kelvin Kiptum (1999). After him are Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), and John Ngugi (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Daniel Rudisha ranks 15. Before him are Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Yang Hao (null), Brimin Kipruto (1985), and Kelvin Kiptum (1999). After him are Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), and John Ngugi (1962).

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