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Eliud Kipchoge

1984 - Today

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Eliud Kipchoge (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eliud Kipchoge has received more than 6,458,163 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Eliud Kipchoge is the 214th most popular athlete (down from 119th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 214 out of 6,025. Before him are Alain Mimoun, Rosa Mota, Edgar Aabye, Adhemar da Silva, Harold Abrahams, and Harry Hillman. After him are Helge Løvland, Reggie Walker, Julia, Veniamin Soldatenko, Henrik Sjöberg, and Peter Norman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 30. Before him are Mohamed Bouazizi, Gaspard Ulliel, Robert Kubica, Indila, Maxi López, and Santi Cazorla. After him are Nikola Karabatić, Olivia Wilde, Pavel Durov, Nigel de Jong, Samir Handanović, and Branislav Ivanović.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 13 out of 150. Before him are Daniel arap Moi (1924), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Deep Roy (1949), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), and Kipchoge Keino (1940). After him are Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Philippa Gregory (1954), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), Chris Froome (1985), and Zena Marshall (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 2. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940). After him are Wilson Kipketer (1972), Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), Charles Asati (1946), Philip Waruinge (1945), Julius Sang (1946), Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Yang Hao (null).

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