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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 50,174 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Rudisha is the 1,732nd most popular athlete, the 36th most popular biography from Kenya and the 16th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 15

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Daniel Rudisha ranks 1,732 out of 3,059Before him are Barbara Burke, Yuriy Bilonoh, Archie Williams, Ivan Dresser, Nadezhda Ilyina, and Ken Myers. After him are Félix Sánchez, Jon Drummond, Marion Becker, Matthias Steiner, Olga Shishigina, and Bogdan Musioł.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Daniel Rudisha ranks 549Before him are Ron Glass, Brewster H. Shaw, James Buchli, Philippa Marrack, Mike Mullane, and Subhash Ghai. After him are Frank Hansen, Carl Robie, Vani Jairam, P. Chidambaram, Annie Dillard, and Mohamed Osman Jawari. Among people deceased in 2019, Daniel Rudisha ranks 508Before him are Charalambos Cholidis, Donald Kalpokas, Georgia Engel, Red Kelly, Bill Macy, and Jürgen Kissner. After him are Peter McNamara, Phil Masinga, Les Murray, Fay McKenzie, Susan Bernard, and Lina Cheryazova.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Daniel Rudisha ranks 36 out of 140Before him are Ben Jipcho (1943), Paddy Lowe (1962), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), Tom Mboya (1930), and Wilson Kiprugut (1938). After him are Michael Olunga (1994), Noah Ngeny (1978), Julius Kariuki (1961), Naftali Bon (1945), Catherine Ndereba (1972), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963).

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Daniel Rudisha ranks 16Before him are Charles Asati (1946), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Ben Jipcho (1943), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), and Wilson Kiprugut (1938). After him are Noah Ngeny (1978), Julius Kariuki (1961), Naftali Bon (1945), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), and David Rudisha (1988).