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David Rudisha

1988 - Today

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David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 m at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where, at the former, he set the world record in the event with a time of 1:40.91. He is also a two-time World champion (2011 and 2015) and two-time Diamond League champion (2010 and 2011) in the 800 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Rudisha has received more than 1,065,810 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). David Rudisha is the 2,349th most popular athlete (down from 1,867th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 40.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Rudisha ranks 2,349 out of 6,025. Before him are Shawnacy Barber, Oleg Golovanov, Femke Bol, Silvia Chivás, István Szívós, and Marieke Vervoort. After him are Kirsten Emmelmann, Bob Tisdall, Charles Austin, Françoise Mbango Etone, Werner von Moltke, and Wilbur Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, David Rudisha ranks 203. Before him are Nicolas Batum, Robbie Amell, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Adrián López, Amanda Nunes, and Alfred Enoch. After him are Changmin, Benny Blanco, Tim Krul, Colton Haynes, Behati Prinsloo, and Atsuto Uchida.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, David Rudisha ranks 40 out of 150. Before him are Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), and John Ngugi (1962). After him are Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Naftali Bon (1945), Julius Kariuki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), William Tanui (1964), and Asbel Kiprop (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, David Rudisha ranks 21. Before him are Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), and John Ngugi (1962). After him are Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Naftali Bon (1945), Julius Kariuki (1961), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), and Bernard Lagat (1974).

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