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Naftali Bon

1945 - 2018

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Naftali Bon (9 October 1945 – 2 November 2018) was a Kenyan athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He was born in Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province. He competed for Kenya in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Daniel Rudisha, Munyoro Nyamau and Charles Asati. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naftali Bon has received more than 15,089 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Naftali Bon is the 2,387th most popular athlete (down from 1,838th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 40th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Naftali Bon ranks 2,387 out of 6,025. Before him are Elena Georgescu, Bill Hobbs, Coenraad Hiebendaal, Tijjani Reijnders, Alonzo Babers, and Leslie Claudius. After him are Darius Kasparaitis, Joan Benoit, Guo Jingjing, Tamás Wichmann, Ferenc Konrád, and Ace Rusevski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Naftali Bon ranks 647. Before him are Annie Dillard, Kevin Berry, Larry Craig, George Eaton, Fyodor Simashev, and P. Chidambaram. After him are Ferenc Konrád, James Buchli, Suzanne Farrell, Bob Ludwig, Catherine Burns, and Dusa McDuff. Among people deceased in 2018, Naftali Bon ranks 545. Before him are Oliver Knussen, Dennis Edwards, Celeste Yarnall, Ken Flach, Nanette Fabray, and Dick Quax. After him are Joseph Campanella, Yevgeni Zimin, Jānis Bojārs, Saleh Ali al-Sammad, Harry Anderson, and Christopher Lawford.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Naftali Bon ranks 42 out of 150. Before him are Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), David Rudisha (1988), and Samuel Wanjiru (1986). After him are Julius Kariuki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), Bernard Lagat (1974), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Naftali Bon ranks 23. Before him are Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), David Rudisha (1988), and Samuel Wanjiru (1986). After him are Julius Kariuki (1961), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), Bernard Lagat (1974), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), and Yobes Ondieki (1961).

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