ATHLETE
Hussein Ahmed Salah
1956 - Today
Hussein Ahmed Salah
Hussein Ahmed Salah (Arabic: حسين أحمد صلاح, Somali: Xuseen Axmed Saalax) is a Djiboutian former long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. In addition, he won the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hussein Ahmed Salah has received more than 51,516 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hussein Ahmed Salah is the 676th most popular athlete (down from 605th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Djibouti (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Djibouti Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
52k
Page Views (PV)
45.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
7.13
Effective Languages (L*)
1.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 676 out of 3,059. Before him are Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Pino Dordoni, Gunder Hägg, Yevhen Arzhanov, Hiroshi Suzuki, and Alexandros Chalkokondylis. After him are Yurik Vardanyan, Adolf Wiklund, Walter Bathe, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Tatyana Anisimova, and John Svanberg.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Aleksandr Baryshnikov
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 670
Pino Dordoni
1926 - 1998
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 671
Gunder Hägg
1918 - 2004
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 672
Yevhen Arzhanov
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 673
Hiroshi Suzuki
1933 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 674
Alexandros Chalkokondylis
1880 - 1970
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 675
Hussein Ahmed Salah
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 676
Yurik Vardanyan
1956 - 2018
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 677
Adolf Wiklund
1921 - 1970
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 678
Walter Bathe
1892 - 1959
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 679
Tatyana Shchelkanova
1937 - 2011
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 680
Tatyana Anisimova
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 681
John Svanberg
1881 - 1957
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 682
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 312. Before him are Roberto Regazzi, Dariusz Wolski, Masashi Tashiro, Velimir Zajec, Tomáš Šmíd, and Edson Tavares. After him are Peter Hook, Günther Jauch, Yurik Vardanyan, Steve Hogarth, Aleksandr Kaleri, and Hernán Darío Gómez.
Others Born in 1956
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Roberto Regazzi
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 306
Dariusz Wolski
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 307
Masashi Tashiro
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 308
Velimir Zajec
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 309
Tomáš Šmíd
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 310
Edson Tavares
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 311
Hussein Ahmed Salah
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 312
Peter Hook
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 313
Günther Jauch
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 314
Yurik Vardanyan
1956 - 2018
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 315
Steve Hogarth
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 316
Aleksandr Kaleri
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 317
Hernán Darío Gómez
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 318
In Djibouti
Among people born in Djibouti, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 2 out of 6. Before him are Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (1951). After him are Barkat Gourad Hamadou (1930), Dileita Mohamed Dileita (1958), Abdourahman Waberi (1965), and Ayanleh Souleiman (1992).
Others born in Djibouti
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Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1
Hussein Ahmed Salah
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 2
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
1930 - 2018
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 3
Dileita Mohamed Dileita
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 4
Abdourahman Waberi
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 5
Ayanleh Souleiman
1992 - Present
HPI: 23.81
Rank: 6
Among ATHLETES In Djibouti
Among athletes born in Djibouti, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 1. After him are Ayanleh Souleiman (1992).
