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Kara Goucher

1978 - Today

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Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner, author, television commentator, and podcaster. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kara Goucher has received more than 528,033 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kara Goucher is the 5,873rd most popular athlete (down from 4,133rd in 2019), the 20,128th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,578th in 2019) and the 775th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 18.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kara Goucher ranks 5,873 out of 6,025Before her are Shaun Keeling, Emily Regan, Evan Dunfee, Cassie Sharpe, Anabel Medina, and Alexander Belonogoff. After her are Jessica Steffens, Jessica Beard, Taku Hiraoka, Zhang Liang, Kim Song-guk, and Boniface Tumuti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Kara Goucher ranks 1,251Before her are Ruth Davidson, Clint Hill, Amy Chow, Paul Robinson, Kyle Hamilton, and Gary Naysmith. After her are Alex Oliveira, Nobuhiro Naito, Tim Morehouse, Damien Johnson, John Tartaglia, and Rudolph Berking-Williams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 20,128 out of 20,380Before her are Kendall Marshall (1991), Isabella Acres (2001), Sam Shankland (1991), John Henson (1990), Justin Jackson (1995), and Jimmy Howard (1984). After her are Greg Stiemsma (1985), Jessica Steffens (1987), Francesca Capaldi (2004), Gerek Meinhardt (1990), Luis Gil (1993), and Jessica Beard (1989).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 775Before her are Kaitlyn Farrington (1989), Donavan Brazier (1997), Virginia Thrasher (1997), Maggie Steffens (1993), Jenna Prandini (1992), and Emily Regan (1988). After her are Jessica Steffens (1987), Jessica Beard (1989), Raven Saunders (1996), Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), Briana Williams (2002), and Kori Carter (1992).