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Meseret Defar

1983 - Today

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Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5,000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meseret Defar has received more than 183,370 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Meseret Defar is the 2,650th most popular athlete (down from 1,437th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 45th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Meseret Defar ranks 2,650 out of 3,059. Before her are Mona Brorsson, Ann Kristin Flatland, Shi Tingmao, Yuri Alvear, Wilson Boit Kipketer, and Andrew Howe. After her are Brendan Foster, Florence Baverel-Robert, Elena Khrustaleva, Kjersti Plätzer, Takaharu Furukawa, and Filip Filipović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Meseret Defar ranks 641. Before her are Mika Kikuchi, Sushil Kumar, Nikos Spyropoulos, Ignatiy Nesterov, Marcus Burghardt, and Axel Hervelle. After her are Tolga Zengin, Kanako Ito, Tong Wen, Sandy, Fran Vázquez, and Daniel Köllerer.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 54 out of 89. Before her are Eshetu Tura (1950), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982). After her are Almaz Ayana (1991), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Tariku Bekele (1987), Tsegaye Kebede (1987), and Lelisa Desisa (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 15. Before her are Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gezahegne Abera (1978), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982). After her are Almaz Ayana (1991), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Tariku Bekele (1987), Tsegaye Kebede (1987), and Lelisa Desisa (1990).

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