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Derartu Tulu

1972 - Today

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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 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 255,676 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Derartu Tulu is the 1,651st most popular athlete (down from 1,101st in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 39th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 260k

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  • 38.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derartu Tulu ranks 1,651 out of 3,059. Before her are Obadele Thompson, John Ngugi, Hannu Siitonen, Mae Faggs, Lou Jones, and Victor Sonnemans. After her are Burglinde Pollak, Stanisław Szozda, Françoise Mbango Etone, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Lynn Davies, and Vladimir Semenets.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Derartu Tulu ranks 417. Before her are Brian Baumgartner, Aleksandar Vulin, Frode Estil, Karla Álvarez, David Charvet, and Björn Höcke. After her are Constantin Gâlcă, Oscar Dronjak, Richard Dutruel, Maria Butyrskaya, David Tua, and Shan Sa.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Derartu Tulu ranks 45 out of 89. Before her are Liya Kebede (1978), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), Sifan Hassan (1993), Bogaletch Gebre (1960), and Tirunesh Dibaba (1985). After her are Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Fatuma Roba (1973), and Gezahegne Abera (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Derartu Tulu ranks 8. Before her are Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Miruts Yifter (1944), Sifan Hassan (1993), and Tirunesh Dibaba (1985). After her are Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gezahegne Abera (1978), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982).

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