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María Caridad Colón

1958 - Today

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María Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar (born March 25, 1958, in Baracoa) is a former javelin thrower from Cuba who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, setting a new record. She lit the flame at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2020, Rueñes became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of María Caridad Colón has received more than 23,528 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. María Caridad Colón is the 1,741st most popular athlete (down from 1,035th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 124th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Cuban Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, María Caridad Colón ranks 1,741 out of 3,059. Before her are Marion Becker, Matthias Steiner, Olga Shishigina, Bogdan Musioł, Janet Simpson, and Con Leahy. After her are Frank Hansen, Nafissatou Thiam, Primož Kozmus, Gerry Ashworth, Nikolay Kruglov, and Nikolay Sidorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, María Caridad Colón ranks 517. Before her are Petr Rada, Robert Dill-Bundi, Alyson Reed, Jean-François Clervoy, Ann-Marie MacDonald, and Gilles Leroy. After her are Alain Couriol, Tommy Byrne, Remigijus Valiulis, Rick Santorum, Billy Mays, and Brice Hortefeux.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, María Caridad Colón ranks 146 out of 248. Before her are Javier Perez-Capdevila (1963), Carlos Gutierrez (1953), Roberto Balado (1969), Silvio Leonard (1955), Wilfredo León (1993), and Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980). After her are Osmany Juantorena (1985), Magaly Carvajal (1968), Yoani Sánchez (1975), Dayron Robles (1986), Mel Martínez (1946), and Yoel Romero (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, María Caridad Colón ranks 7. Before her are Javier Sotomayor (1967), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), Iván Pedroso (1972), Alejandro Casañas (1954), and Silvio Leonard (1955). After her are Dayron Robles (1986), Silvia Chivás (1954), Maritza Martén (1963), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), Roberto Hernández (1967), and Luis Delís (1957).

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