ATHLETE

Lu Yong

1986 - Today

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Lu Yong (simplified Chinese: 陆永; traditional Chinese: 陸永; pinyin: Lù Yǒng, born January 1, 1986, in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a male Chinese weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist. He is 172 cm tall. In the 85 kg category, Lu won the silver medal in the World Championships in 2005 but placed sixth in the World Championships in 2007 due to a sprain injury during the competition.He qualified for the 85 kg division finals, and subsequently won gold at the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lu Yong has received more than 36,219 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Lu Yong is the 4,508th most popular athlete (down from 3,430th in 2019), the 1,413th most popular biography from China (down from 1,239th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lu Yongs by language

Over the past year Lu Yong has had the most page views in the with 3,268 views, followed by Chinese (1,904), and Russian (752). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (26.97%), Persian (19.07%), and Egyptian Arabic (12.28%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lu Yong ranks 4,508 out of 6,025. Before him are Andrei Jämsä, Antti Ruuskanen, Kim Bo-reum, Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht, Noriko Mizoguchi, and Olena Khomrova. After him are Benjamin Savšek, Nataliya Skakun, Sarah Tait, Pak Hyon-suk, Taylor Worth, and Leonardo Fabbri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Lu Yong ranks 1,109. Before him are Jessica Ennis-Hill, Michel Mulder, Wojtek Wolski, Nikola Vujadinović, Nicola Pozzi, and Michelle Waterson. After him are Keeley Hazell, Naoaki Aoyama, Dossa Júnior, Joël Kimwaki, Ken Tokura, and Katie Taylor.

Others Born in 1986

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In China

Among people born in China, Lu Yong ranks 1,413 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Nan (1990), Sun Ke (1989), Wang Hao (1989), Qin Kanying (1974), Wang Yuegu (1980), and Wei Yi (1999). After him are Teng Haibin (1985), He Chong (1987), Huang Xu (1979), Jiang Lin (1981), Wang Xinyu (2001), and Ma Qinghua (1987).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Zhang Nan

    Zhang Nan

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 27.82

    Rank: 1,407

  • Photo of Sun Ke

    Sun Ke

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 27.82

    Rank: 1,408

  • Photo of Wang Hao

    Wang Hao

    CHESS PLAYER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 27.79

    Rank: 1,409

  • Photo of Qin Kanying

    Qin Kanying

    CHESS PLAYER

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 27.76

    Rank: 1,410

  • Photo of Wang Yuegu

    Wang Yuegu

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 27.73

    Rank: 1,411

  • Photo of Wei Yi

    Wei Yi

    CHESS PLAYER

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 27.72

    Rank: 1,412

  • Photo of Lu Yong

    Lu Yong

    ATHLETE

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 27.70

    Rank: 1,413

  • Photo of Teng Haibin

    Teng Haibin

    GYMNAST

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 27.68

    Rank: 1,414

  • Photo of He Chong

    He Chong

    ATHLETE

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 27.65

    Rank: 1,415

  • Photo of Huang Xu

    Huang Xu

    ATHLETE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 27.64

    Rank: 1,416

  • Photo of Jiang Lin

    Jiang Lin

    ATHLETE

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 27.60

    Rank: 1,417

  • Photo of Wang Xinyu

    Wang Xinyu

    TENNIS PLAYER

    2001 - Present

    HPI: 27.58

    Rank: 1,418

  • Photo of Ma Qinghua

    Ma Qinghua

    RACING DRIVER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 27.57

    Rank: 1,419

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Lu Yong ranks 69. Before him are Liu Chunhong (1983), Zhou Yang (1991), Xue Haifeng (1980), Wang Lei (1981), Gao Tingyu (1997), and Li Shufang (1979). After him are He Chong (1987), Huang Xu (1979), Jiang Lin (1981), Cai Zelin (1991), Cao Lei (1983), and Qin Kai (1986).

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