ATHLETE

Karin Melis Mey

1983 - Today

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Karin Melis Mey, née Karin Mey, (born 31 May 1983) is a South African-born Turkish female long jumper. She became a naturalised Turkish citizen in June 2008, and took the name Melis in addition to her birth name Karin Mey. The 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics team, where she is coached by Charley Strohmenger.Representing South Africa, one of her first international appearances was a sixth-place finish at the 2005 Summer Universiade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karin Melis Mey has received more than 33,046 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Karin Melis Mey is the 5,474th most popular athlete (down from 3,987th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 340th in 2019) and the 34th most popular South African Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 22.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Karin Melis Meys by language

Over the past year Karin Melis Mey has had the most page views in the with 3,368 views, followed by Turkish (1,320), and German (580). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (126.50%), Swedish (114.89%), and Persian (110.92%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karin Melis Mey ranks 5,474 out of 6,025. Before her are Grant Schubert, Khatuna Lorig, Hanna Sola, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, Sofia Ennaoui, and Pang Qianyu. After her are Yampier Hernández, Vijay Kumar, Ángela Pumariega, Zhu Qinan, Andrew Rock, and Carissa Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Karin Melis Mey ranks 1,390. Before her are Carl Landry, Ken Wallace, Jermaine Beckford, Anne Keothavong, Margaret Hoelzer, and Bobby Convey. After her are Asuka Tateishi, Zesh Rehman, Aditi Sharma, Keishi Otani, Daishi Hiramatsu, and Michael Chopra.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Karin Melis Mey ranks 421 out of 454. Before her are Clinton Hill (1980), Teko Modise (1982), Surprise Moriri (1980), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), and Jessica Marais (1985). After her are Ryk Neethling (1977), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Kamohelo Mokotjo (1991), Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Cyril Nzama (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Karin Melis Mey ranks 34. Before her are James Thompson (1986), Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Akani Simbine (1993), Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Clinton Hill (1980), and Bridgitte Hartley (1983). After her are John Smith (1990), Murray Stewart (1986), Matthew Brittain (1987), Sizwe Ndlovu (1980), Shaun Keeling (1987), and Lawrence Brittain (1990).

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