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Mehdi Baala

1978 - Today

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Mehdi Baala (Arabic: مهدي بعلة; born 17 August 1978 in Strasbourg) is a French middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event. Baala has won several major international championships medals in the 1500 metres event – an Olympic Games bronze, a World Championships silver, two European Championships golds and a European Indoor Championships bronze. Moreover, he has won several medals in the 1500 metres event of the European Cup, IAAF World Cup and the IAAF World Athletics Final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mehdi Baala has received more than 55,933 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Mehdi Baala is the 3,393rd most popular athlete (down from 2,679th in 2019), the 5,915th most popular biography from France (down from 5,457th in 2019) and the 149th most popular French Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mehdi Baalas by language

Over the past year Mehdi Baala has had the most page views in the with 28,679 views, followed by English (5,658), and Arabic (1,044). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (276.83%), French (139.07%), and Hungarian (103.93%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mehdi Baala ranks 3,393 out of 6,025. Before him are Christine Prinsloo, Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Garry Cook, Maria Grozdeva, Igor Pavlov, and Glenroy Gilbert. After him are Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya, Matthew Emmons, Dmitry Klokov, Florence Baverel-Robert, Dominik Landertinger, and Ekaterina Karsten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Mehdi Baala ranks 731. Before him are Vladimíra Uhlířová, Gorka Verdugo, Nick Berg, Jorge Martín Núñez, Harel Levy, and Ryōta Tsuzuki. After him are Virender Sehwag, Yang Pu, José Luis Abajo, Isaac Okoronkwo, Hiroki Ito, and Washington Luiz Mascarenhas Silva.

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In France

Among people born in France, Mehdi Baala ranks 5,915 out of 6,770. Before him are Aboubakar Kamara (1995), Elye Wahi (2003), Rod Fanni (1981), Valère Germain (1990), Warren Zaïre-Emery (2006), and William Vainqueur (1988). After him are Lamine Sané (1987), Florence Baverel-Robert (1974), Anthony Knockaert (1991), Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (1993), Christophe Kern (1981), and Marilou Berry (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Mehdi Baala ranks 149. Before him are Corinne Niogret (1972), Thierry Gueorgiou (1979), Stéphane Traineau (1966), Fabrice Guy (1968), Patrice Lhotellier (1966), and Sophie Moressée-Pichot (1962). After him are Florence Baverel-Robert (1974), Hugo Descat (1992), Benjamin Boukpeti (1981), Sandra Forgues (1969), Mélina Robert-Michon (1979), and Sylvie Becaert (1975).

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