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Francine Niyonsaba

1993 - Today

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Francine Niyonsaba (born May 5, 1993) is a Burundian runner who specialized in the 800 metres and shifted to longer distances in 2019. She was the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist in the women's 800 metres. Her silver medal was the first Olympic medal for Burundi since 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francine Niyonsaba has received more than 341,287 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Francine Niyonsaba is the 4,895th most popular athlete (down from 3,141st in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Burundi (up from 19th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burundian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Francine Niyonsaba ranks 4,895 out of 6,025. Before her are Gabriella Szabó, Mario Deslauriers, Ioana Rotaru, Xue Haifeng, Maica García Godoy, and Innocent Egbunike. After her are Kevin Martin, Mohammad Reza Geraei, Peter Škantár, Ján Volko, Sammie Henson, and Léa Sprunger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Francine Niyonsaba ranks 679. Before her are Nobuharu Matsushita, Dimitrios Kourbelis, David Dorfman, Merel van Dongen, Håvard Nielsen, and Yuki Fukushima. After her are Simon Sluga, Erick Torres Padilla, Nono, Raphael Holzhauser, Óscar Pino, and Ager Aketxe.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Francine Niyonsaba ranks 18 out of 21. Before her are Khadja Nin (1959), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), Vénuste Niyongabo (1973), Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972), Nyamko Sabuni (1969), and Mohamed Tchité (1984). After her are Saidi Ntibazonkiza (1987), Saido Berahino (1993), Olivier Irabaruta (1990), and Gaël Bigirimana (1993).

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Among ATHLETES In Burundi

Among athletes born in Burundi, Francine Niyonsaba ranks 2. Before her are Vénuste Niyongabo (1973). After her are Olivier Irabaruta (1990).

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