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Hussein Ahmed Salah

1956 - Today

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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 57,012 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hussein Ahmed Salah is the 1,072nd most popular athlete (down from 676th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Djibouti (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Djibouti Athlete.

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  • 45.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 1,072 out of 6,025. Before him are Birger Sörvik, Vincenzo Cuccia, Gerd Hornberger, John Ainsworth-Davis, Atanase Sciotnic, and András Szente. After him are Luciano Sušanj, Albert Nasse, Giovanni Scatturin, Josef Feistmantl, Tranquilo Cappozzo, and Oscar De Cock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 378. Before him are Rashid Nurgaliyev, Mirko Šarović, Rex Linn, Miguel Ángel Russo, Giampaolo Mazza, and Peter Hook. After him are Anders Tegnell, Barbara Bonney, Melissa Belote, Henriette Reker, Kim Jong-hun, and Ha Jin.

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In Djibouti

Among people born in Djibouti, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 4 out of 6. Before him are Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (1951), Barkat Gourad Hamadou (1930), and Dileita Mohamed Dileita (1958). After him are Abdourahman Waberi (1965), Ayanleh Souleiman (1992), Aden-Alexandre Houssein (1998), Houssein Gaber Ibrahim (1999), and Zourah Ali (1994).

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Among ATHLETES In Djibouti

Among athletes born in Djibouti, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 1. After him are Ayanleh Souleiman (1992), Aden-Alexandre Houssein (1998), and Zourah Ali (1994).

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