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Mohamed Kedir

1954 - Today

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Mohamed Kedir (Amharic: ሞሐመድ ከድር; born September 18, 1954) is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won a bronze medal in men's 10,000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the 5,000 metres final at the same Olympics, Kedir was leading with 300 metres to go when Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan overtook him. Shortly after that, Kedir moved out to the second lane to let his teammate Miruts Yifter pass him, Yifter did and sprinted past Coghlan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohamed Kedir has received more than 26,445 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Kedir is the 2,565th most popular athlete (down from 1,983rd in 2019).

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  • 26k

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  • 47.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mohamed Kedir ranks 2,565 out of 6,025. Before him are James Mitchel, Daniel Giger, Mary Decker, Hideaki Tomiyama, Tatyana Providokhina, and Salah Hissou. After him are Fernanda Ribeiro, Aries Merritt, Miguel White, Wang Yifu, David Hemery, and Maria Fricioiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Mohamed Kedir ranks 642. Before him are Hartmut Schade, Jorge Hernández, Zdzisław Kapka, John Pankow, D. W. Moffett, and Luis Ramírez Zapata. After him are Katharine Jefferts Schori, Manuel Rojas, Manohar Lal Khattar, Lindiwe Sisulu, Phil Thompson, and Iain Duncan Smith.

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