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Linet Masai

1989 - Today

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Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won her first world title in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Masai became the world junior cross country champion in 2007 and set a world junior record for the 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Linet Masai has received more than 33,242 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Linet Masai is the 4,282nd most popular athlete (down from 3,467th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 104th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Linet Masai ranks 4,282 out of 6,025. Before her are Michael Norman, Oskars Melbārdis, Ko Lai Chak, Shahar Tzuberi, Angela Chalmers, and Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud. After her are Bair Badënov, Ellen Hoog, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Paola Vukojicic, Sally Gunnell, and Nicolás García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Linet Masai ranks 847. Before her are Abdi Nageeye, Chai Hansen, Aldo Corzo, Mario Martínez, Kengo Kawamata, and Kim Ekdahl du Rietz. After her are Chiaki Omigawa, Vesna Dolonc, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Hovig Demirjian, Joe Kovacs, and Jonathan Reis.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Linet Masai ranks 115 out of 150. Before her are Awer Mabil (1995), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), Emmanuel Korir (1995), and Dennis Oliech (1985). After her are Conseslus Kipruto (1994), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Ferguson Rotich (1989), Margaret Wambui (1995), Geoffrey Mutai (1981), and Robert Mambo Mumba (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Linet Masai ranks 81. Before her are Pamela Jelimo (1989), Charles Kamathi (1978), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), and Emmanuel Korir (1995). After her are Conseslus Kipruto (1994), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Ferguson Rotich (1989), Margaret Wambui (1995), Geoffrey Mutai (1981), and Janeth Jepkosgei (1983).

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