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Fatuma Roba

1973 - Today

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Fatuma Roba (Amharic: ፋጡማ ሮባ; born 18 December 1973) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and for winning three successive Boston Marathons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatuma Roba has received more than 60,663 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Fatuma Roba is the 2,192nd most popular athlete (down from 1,386th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 61k

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  • 33.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fatuma Roba ranks 2,192 out of 3,059Before her are Ilmārs Bricis, Antje Harvey, Joshua Cheptegei, Ayumu Hirano, Mizuki Noguchi, and Valeria Răcilă. After her are Paweł Fajdek, Siegfried Wentz, Jolanda Čeplak, Patrícia Mamona, Robert Hedin, and Reese Hoffa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Fatuma Roba ranks 632Before her are Scott Stapp, Stipe Drews, Igor González de Galdeano, Sami Kapanen, Bojana Radulović, and Alban Bushi. After her are Muhammad Abdullaev, Dragan Tarlać, Marian Hristov, Damjan Fras, Rainbow Rowell, and Kiran Rao.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Fatuma Roba ranks 50 out of 89Before her are Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Derartu Tulu (1972), Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991). After her are Gezahegne Abera (1978), Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Meseret Defar (1983), Almaz Ayana (1991), and Fita Bayisa (1972).

Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Fatuma Roba ranks 12Before her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Derartu Tulu (1972), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991). After her are Gezahegne Abera (1978), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Meseret Defar (1983), Almaz Ayana (1991), Fita Bayisa (1972), and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984).