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Douglas Wakiihuri

1963 - Today

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Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. No other male Kenyan runner had ever won the marathon at World Championships or Olympic Games until 2007, when Luke Kibet became a world champion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Douglas Wakiihuri has received more than 41,048 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Douglas Wakiihuri is the 2,486th most popular athlete (down from 1,850th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 41k

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  • 39.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 2,486 out of 6,025. Before him are Myriam Bédard, Tatyana Lysenko, Samuel Matete, Robertas Žulpa, Tudor Casapu, and Meredith Colket. After him are Oksen Mirzoyan, Adrián Annus, Sigrun Wodars, Ronald Weigel, Ralf Schumann, and Irving Saladino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 668. Before him are Martin Bashir, Corinne Maier, Rajmond Debevec, Charles Ingram, Marty Natalegawa, and Tudor Casapu. After him are Hardcore Holly, Christian Perez, Sławomir Skrzypek, Daniel Mojon, Stephen Elop, and Derrick May.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 48 out of 150. Before him are Naftali Bon (1945), Julius Kariuki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), and Bernard Lagat (1974). After him are Yobes Ondieki (1961), Gurinder Chadha (1960), Michael Olunga (1994), Daniel Komen (1976), Julius Korir (1960), and Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 28. Before him are Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Naftali Bon (1945), Julius Kariuki (1961), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), and Bernard Lagat (1974). After him are Yobes Ondieki (1961), Daniel Komen (1976), Julius Korir (1960), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), and Robert Wangila (1967).

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