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Derartu Tulu

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Derartu Tulu NL COL (Oromo: Daraartuu Tulluu, Amharic: ደራርቱ ቱሉ; born 21 March 1972) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who competed in track, cross country running, and road running up to the marathon distance. Derartu is the first Ethiopian woman and the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She won 10,000 metres titles at the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics, and a bronze in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derartu Tulu has received more than 280,814 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Derartu Tulu is the 1,610th most popular athlete (up from 1,650th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 45th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derartu Tulu ranks 1,610 out of 6,025. Before her are Marjorie Gestring, Edy Hubacher, Duncan White, Antonina Lazareva, Mamdouh Elssbiay, and Gelindo Bordin. After her are Hans Haas, Francisco Fernández, Jorge Llopart, Lillian Board, Erich Herrmann, and Hanns Kilian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Derartu Tulu ranks 285. Before her are Aksel V. Johannesen, Angie Harmon, Thomas Alsgaard, Radek Bejbl, Christian Wörns, and Andy Weir. After her are Claudia Pechstein, Oleh Lyashko, Zeljko Kalac, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Jesper Kyd, and Scott Foley.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Derartu Tulu ranks 50 out of 105. Before her are Malik Ambar (1548), Hubert Auriol (1952), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), and Sahle Dengel (1778). After her are Gelawdewos (1522), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Ruth Negga (1982), and Sifan Hassan (1993).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Derartu Tulu ranks 7. Before her are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), and Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null). After her are Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Fatuma Roba (1973).

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