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Josia Thugwane

1971 - Today

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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 69,684 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Josia Thugwane is the 2,518th most popular athlete (down from 1,751st in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 31.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josia Thugwane ranks 2,518 out of 3,059. Before him are José Manuel Martínez, Anzhelika Sidorova, Corinne Niogret, Natalia Rodríguez, Susanna Kallur, and Anastasia Kelesidou. After him are Colin Jackson, Bryan Clay, Natasa Dusev-Janics, Brenda Phillips, Marina Shmonina, and Kim Jung-hwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Josia Thugwane ranks 752. Before him are Juanele, Šárka Kašpárková, Stan Collymore, Mike Paradinas, José Manuel Martínez, and Luiz Carlos Guarnieri. After him are Chesney Hawkes, Katt Williams, Félicia Ballanger, Chris Potter, Morgan Nicholls, and Válber Costa.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Josia Thugwane ranks 258 out of 374. Before him are Quinton Fortune (1977), Tony Leon (1956), Greg Minnaar (1981), Zozibini Tunzi (1993), Justine Waddell (1976), and Joost van der Westhuizen (1971). After him are Delron Buckley (1977), Frantz Kruger (1975), Eudy Simelane (1977), Lloyd Harris (1997), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Josia Thugwane ranks 14. Before him are Christian Gitsham (1888), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Clarence Walker (1898), Lillian Board (1948), Zola Budd (1966), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992). After him are Frantz Kruger (1975), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Elana Meyer (1966), Hestrie Cloete (1978), and Luvo Manyonga (1991).

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