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Julius Korir

1960 - Today

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Julius Korir (born 21 April 1960) is a former Kenyan athlete, who won the 3.000 m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Born in Nandi, Kenya, Julius Korir rose into the international athletics scene in 1982, when he surprisingly won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Korir improved his times during the 1983 season, but finished only seventh at the first World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Korir has received more than 19,859 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Korir is the 2,594th most popular athlete (down from 2,276th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Kenya (up from 65th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Julius Korirs by language

Over the past year Julius Korir has had the most page views in the with 2,108 views, followed by French (474), and Czech (472). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (72.54%), Egyptian Arabic (56.12%), and Czech (23.88%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Julius Korir ranks 2,594 out of 6,025. Before him are Peter Angerer, Darya Klishina, Kathrin Neimke, Valeria Răcilă, Obadele Thompson, and Kate Allen. After him are Yelena Yelesina, Jack London, Christiane Wartenberg, Barbara Krug, Pascal Tayot, and Derek Redmond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Julius Korir ranks 644. Before him are Siedah Garrett, Yasushi Yoshida, Packie Bonner, William Kwong Yu Yeung, Masaaki Yanagishita, and Christian Engström. After him are Alexander Chernin, Kristin Halvorsen, Megan Gallagher, Jiang Yi-huah, Suzanne Simard, and Kevin Clash.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 53 out of 150. Before him are Bernard Lagat (1974), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), Yobes Ondieki (1961), Gurinder Chadha (1960), Michael Olunga (1994), and Daniel Komen (1976). After him are Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Noah Ngeny (1978), and Paddy Lowe (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Julius Korir ranks 31. Before him are William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), Bernard Lagat (1974), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), Yobes Ondieki (1961), and Daniel Komen (1976). After him are Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Noah Ngeny (1978), and Benjamin Limo (1974).

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