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Gabriel Tiacoh

1963 - 1992

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Gabriel Tiacoh (September 10, 1963 – April 2, 1992) was a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire who specialised in the 400 metres. He is best known for winning his nation's first Olympic medal, in the 400 meters in 1984. A former African record holder, he was the African champion over the distance in 1984 and 1989, as well as being the silver medallist in 1985 and 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gabriel Tiacoh has received more than 33,870 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Gabriel Tiacoh is the 2,814th most popular athlete (down from 2,057th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (down from 62nd in 2019) and the most popular Ivorian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gabriel Tiacoh ranks 2,814 out of 6,025Before him are Alica Schmidt, Daniel López, Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Marioara Popescu, Sergei Mylnikov, and Maricica Țăran. After him are Andre Phillips, Óscar Figueroa, Silke Renk, Liz Chase, Phil Edwards, and Kim Dong-hyeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Gabriel Tiacoh ranks 732Before him are Eduard Abazi, Lutz Seiler, Raghuram Rajan, Vijay Singh, Joel Murray, and Geir Karlstad. After him are Jessica Tuck, Paul Annacone, Éric Poulat, Federico Andahazi, Isabelle Gélinas, and Charlot Salwai. Among people deceased in 1992, Gabriel Tiacoh ranks 288Before him are Robert Muldoon, Norvel Lee, Allan Jones, Manfred Stengl, Josephine McKim, and Jack Kelsey. After him are Virginia Field, Steve Brodie, Reg Harris, Bill Wheatley, Richard Hunt, and Elizabeth David.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabriel Tiacoh ranks 63 out of 140Before him are Didier Ya Konan (1984), Ibrahima Bakayoko (1976), Boubacar Sanogo (1982), Jean-Jacques Tizié (1972), Steve Gohouri (1981), and Aristide Bancé (1984). After him are Siaka Tiéné (1982), Yves Bissouma (1996), Serey Dié (1984), Nelson Évora (1984), Marco Zoro (1983), and Benjamin Angoua (1986).

Among ATHLETES In Côte d'Ivoire

Among athletes born in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabriel Tiacoh ranks 1After him are Nelson Évora (1984), Murielle Ahouré (1987), Marie-Josée Ta Lou (1988), Leslie Djhone (1981), Cheick Sallah Cissé (1993), Ruth Gbagbi (1994), Zaynab Dosso (1999), Arthur Cissé (1996), Zouleiha Dabonne (1992), Carolle Zahi (1994), and Mahama Cho (null).