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Josia Thugwane

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Josia Thugwane (born 15 April 1971) is a South African retired long-distance runner, best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josia Thugwane has received more than 79,472 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Josia Thugwane is the 3,171st most popular athlete (down from 2,517th in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 257th in 2019) and the 25th most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josia Thugwane ranks 3,171 out of 6,025. Before him are Lucyna Langer, Ismail Musukaev, Jordi Sans, Inna Lasovskaya, José Reyes, and Stefano Tempesti. After him are Fabiana, Petra Behle, Julio César La Cruz, Siegfried Wentz, Juliet Cuthbert, and Jessica Watson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Josia Thugwane ranks 729. Before him are Sarah McLeod, Andrea Peron, Hallucinogen, Marek Koźmiński, Kim Il, and Wim Vansevenant. After him are Renée Elise Goldsberry, Dima Khatib, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, Mladen Rudonja, Tanoka Beard, and Kali Rocha.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Josia Thugwane ranks 296 out of 454. Before him are Neil Broad (1966), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), Kandyse McClure (1980), and Shaun Bartlett (1972). After him are Kumi Naidoo (1965), Jonathan Liebesman (1976), Eben Etzebeth (1991), Eudy Simelane (1977), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), and Ernie Els (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Josia Thugwane ranks 25. Before him are Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Zola Budd (1966), Chris Wood (null), Caster Semenya (1991), Péter Nagy (null), and Zhang Jian (null). After him are Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Frantz Kruger (1975), Hestrie Cloete (1978), Elana Meyer (1966), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), and Raúl Martínez (null).

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