1978 - Today
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 56,359 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mehdi Baala is the 2,680th most popular athlete (down from 1,639th in 2019), the 5,476th most popular biography from France (down from 4,698th in 2019) and the 129th most popular French Athlete.
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Among athletes, Mehdi Baala ranks 2,680 out of 3,059. Before him are Andris Šics, Duško Pijetlović, Maiya Maneza, Patrice Lhotellier, Gella Vandecaveye, and Deon Hemmings. After him are Yarelys Barrios, Galina Kukleva, Angela Alupei, Giovanni Pellielo, Liliana Gafencu, and Fita Bayisa.
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Rank: 2,674
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Rank: 2,675
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 2,676
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 2,677
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 2,678
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 2,679
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 2,680
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.32
Rank: 2,681
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.32
Rank: 2,682
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.30
Rank: 2,683
1970 - Present
HPI: 30.28
Rank: 2,684
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.28
Rank: 2,685
1972 - Present
HPI: 30.26
Rank: 2,686
Among people born in 1978, Mehdi Baala ranks 727. Before him are Zhou Chunxiu, Leonardo Bertagnolli, Yoshie Takeshita, Popó, Corina Morariu, and José Antonio Hermida. After him are Andrejs Rubins, Larry Ewing, Benjani Mwaruwari, Riteish Deshmukh, Chris Brown, and Carolina Gynning.
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.55
Rank: 721
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 722
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.36
Rank: 723
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 724
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 725
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 726
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 727
1978 - 2022
HPI: 30.30
Rank: 728
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Rank: 729
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.28
Rank: 730
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.26
Rank: 731
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.25
Rank: 732
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.25
Rank: 733
Among people born in France, Mehdi Baala ranks 5,476 out of 6,011. Before him are Simon Pagenaud (1984), Ludovic Sylvestre (1984), Pauline Parmentier (1986), Mike Di Meglio (1988), Patrice Lhotellier (1966), and Christa Théret (1991). After him are Mounir Obbadi (1983), Benjamin André (1990), William Vainqueur (1988), Vincent Lacoste (1993), Syam Ben Youssef (1989), and Florent Balmont (1980).
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 5,470
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.40
Rank: 5,471
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.40
Rank: 5,472
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.39
Rank: 5,473
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 5,474
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 5,475
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 5,476
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.31
Rank: 5,477
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Rank: 5,478
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 5,479
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 5,480
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 5,481
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.21
Rank: 5,482
Among athletes born in France, Mehdi Baala ranks 129. Before him are Mélina Robert-Michon (1979), Lucie Décosse (1981), Simon Desthieux (1991), Hatem Ghoula (1973), Florence Baverel-Robert (1974), and Patrice Lhotellier (1966). After him are Pierre Vaultier (1987), Julien Robert (1974), Clarisse Agbegnenou (1992), Julia Simon (1996), Hugues Obry (1973), and Sylvain Guillaume (1968).
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.09
Rank: 123
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.76
Rank: 124
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.62
Rank: 125
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.56
Rank: 126
1974 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 127
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 128
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 129
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 130
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.05
Rank: 131
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.95
Rank: 132
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.78
Rank: 133
1973 - Present
HPI: 28.49
Rank: 134
1968 - Present
HPI: 28.43
Rank: 135