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Gerda Steyn

1990 - Today

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Gerda Steyn (born 3 March 1990) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. She set the down-run record for the 90 km Comrades Marathon in 2023 with a mark of 5:44:54, becoming the fourth woman under 6 hours for that race. She also holds the record for the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon and has won that event 6 consecutive times, starting in 2018. On 11 April 2021, she became the SA marathon record holder with a time of 2:25:28 at the Xiamen Tuscany Camp Elite Marathon in Siena, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerda Steyn has received more than 147,103 page views. Her biography is available in 6 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerda Steyn is the 9,888th most popular athlete, the 499th most popular biography from South Africa and the 68th most popular South African Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 20.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 6

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gerda Steyn ranks 9,888 out of 6,025. Before her are Kumushkhon Fayzullaeva, Mirco Gerson, Jordan Steen, Debby Willemsz, Gurjit Kaur, and Kanykei Kubanychbekova. After her are Lena Micheel, Ognjen Stojanović, Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda, Aifric Keogh, Khamica Bingham, and Galsan Bazarzhapov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Gerda Steyn ranks 1,855. Before her are Agata Perenc, Jana Messerschmidt, Amanda Chidester, Tynita Butts-Townsend, Blair Tarrant, and Augusto Dutra de Oliveira. After her are Ognjen Stojanović, Birendra Lakra, Stephen Jenness, Ilya Kondratyev, Panayiota Tsinopoulou, and Zhong Mengying.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gerda Steyn ranks 499 out of 454. Before her are Marc Mundell (1983), Marthe Yankurije (1994), Philip Snyman (1987), Simone Ackermann (1990), Abbubaker Mobara (1994), and Luke Fleurs (2000). After her are Julian Hykes (1982), Katrina Werry (1993), Charles Elwes (1997), Wayne Snyman (1985), Ashleigh Buhai (1989), and Lee-Anne Pace (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Gerda Steyn ranks 68. Before her are Manish Kaushik (null), Jean van der Westhuyzen (1998), Elroy Gelant (null), Marc Mundell (1983), Marthe Yankurije (1994), and Simone Ackermann (1990). After her are Julian Hykes (1982), Katrina Werry (1993), Charles Elwes (1997), Wayne Snyman (1985), Ashleigh Buhai (1989), and Lee-Anne Pace (1981).

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