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Liu Xiang

1983 - Today

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Liu Xiang (simplified Chinese: 刘翔; traditional Chinese: 劉翔; pinyin: Liú Xiáng; born July 13, 1983) is a Chinese former 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Xiang has received more than 277,223 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Liu Xiang is the 1,220th most popular athlete (down from 1,047th in 2019), the 965th most popular biography from China (down from 881st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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  • 52.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Liu Xiang ranks 1,220 out of 6,025Before him are Bronisław Malinowski, André Gaboriaud, Romas Ubartas, Yngvar Bryn, Édouard Candeveau, and Eric Carlberg. After him are Roberta, Erkki Kataja, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Jan Mrvík, Sylvi Saimo, and Ivan Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Liu Xiang ranks 103Before him are John Heitinga, Stéphanie Frappart, Kim Hee-chul, Michel Bastos, Steven Yeun, and Vicky Krieps. After him are Diego Benaglio, Ruslan Ponomariov, Vladimir Stojković, Eiji Kawashima, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., and Fernando Verdasco.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Xiang ranks 965 out of 1,610Before him are Huang Xiaoming (1977), Guo Jinlong (1947), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), Xu Qiliang (1950), Ling Jihua (1956), and You Xie (1958). After him are Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Li Wenliang (1986), Liu Yang (1978), Wang Junxia (1973), John Dobson (1915), and Taylor Wang (1940).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Liu Xiang ranks 6Before him are Karma (null), Li Hong (null), Eric Liddell (1902), Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle (null), and Karen Lachmann (1916). After him are Wang Junxia (1973), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Guo Jingjing (1981), Wang Yifu (1960), Qu Yunxia (1972), and Yevgeni Kuznetsov (null).