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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 61,876 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Mehdi Baala is the 3,587th most popular athlete (down from 2,679th in 2019), the 5,927th most popular biography from France (down from 5,457th in 2019) and the 156th most popular French Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mehdi Baala ranks 3,587 out of 6,025. Before him are Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Garry Cook, Maria Grozdeva, Igor Pavlov, Glenroy Gilbert, and Anton Källberg. After him are Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya, Matthew Emmons, Chris Thompson, Dmitry Klokov, Florence Baverel-Robert, and Dominik Landertinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Mehdi Baala ranks 732. 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 5,927 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 156. Before him are Roger-Yves Bost (1965), Stéphane Traineau (1966), Fabrice Guy (1968), Patrice Lhotellier (1966), Philippe Rozier (1963), 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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