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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 200,593 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Meseret Defar is the 3,797th most popular athlete (down from 2,649th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 54th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Meseret Defar ranks 3,797 out of 6,025. Before her are Jean-Luc Brassard, Deepa Malik, Paula Pareto, Tonique Williams-Darling, Mohamed Suleiman, and Maryna Arzamasova. After her are Éva Dónusz, Demeu Zhadrayev, Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková, Sarolta Kovács, Gerco Schröder, and Sherone Simpson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Meseret Defar ranks 699. Before her are Armend Dallku, Marco Estrada, Yuri van Gelder, Anja Huber, Ashley Madekwe, and Ibson. After her are Ivan Saenko, Évelyne Brochu, Maxime Monfort, Yeom Ki-hun, Cara Gee, and Lara Stone.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 75 out of 105. Before her are Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Letesenbet Gidey (1998). After her are Tesfaye Tola (1974), Lamecha Girma (2000), Sileshi Sihine (1983), Getaneh Kebede (1992), Million Wolde (1979), and Selemon Barega (2000).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Meseret Defar ranks 26. Before her are Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Letesenbet Gidey (1998). After her are Tesfaye Tola (1974), Lamecha Girma (2000), Sileshi Sihine (1983), Million Wolde (1979), Selemon Barega (2000), and Tiki Gelana (1987).

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