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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 66,565 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Fatuma Roba is the 2,738th most popular athlete (down from 2,191st in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 50th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 67k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fatuma Roba ranks 2,738 out of 6,025. Before her are Jean-Michel Henry, Wang Yan, Brigitte McMahon, Pasquale Passarelli, Simon Fourcade, and Olena Zubrilova. After her are Elfi Zinn, Patrice Bailly-Salins, Willard Rice, Churandy Martina, Andrey Prokofyev, and Eric Lamaze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Fatuma Roba ranks 590. Before her are Khaled Badra, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Dagur Kári, Małgorzata Szumowska, Alex Tagliani, and Olena Zubrilova. After her are Darvin Ham, Dan Harmon, Rahul Dravid, Bridget Marquardt, Roberto Orci, and Khamis Al-Owairan.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Fatuma Roba ranks 61 out of 105. Before her are Sifan Hassan (1993), Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), Bogaletch Gebre (1960), Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), and Eshetu Tura (1950). After her are Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), and Almaz Ayana (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Fatuma Roba ranks 12. Before her are Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), and Eshetu Tura (1950). After her are Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), and Almaz Ayana (1991).

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