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Pamela Jelimo

1989 - Today

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Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in 800 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the Golden League Jackpot. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pamela Jelimo has received more than 155,204 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Pamela Jelimo is the 4,384th most popular athlete (down from 3,660th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 113th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 39.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pamela Jelimo ranks 4,384 out of 6,025. Before her are Ivan Tcherezov, Germaine Mason, Anja Rücker, Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux, Om Yun-chol, and Hisayoshi Harasawa. After her are Vladimir Kanaykin, Karoline Offigstad Knotten, Annekatrin Thiele, Alonso Edward, Savatheda Fynes, and Brad Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Pamela Jelimo ranks 770. Before her are MamaRika, Marcelo Demoliner, Dev, Ögmundur Kristinsson, Kelly Marie Tran, and Stoppila Sunzu. After her are Rafi Gavron, Alonso Edward, Conan Osíris, Kai Häfner, Yarden Gerbi, and Elnaz Rekabi.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Pamela Jelimo ranks 111 out of 150. Before her are Yasemin Can (1996), Winfred Yavi (1999), Isabella Ochichi (1979), Beatrice Chebet (2000), Julius Yego (1989), and Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (1984). After her are Charles Kamathi (1978), Awer Mabil (1995), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), and Emmanuel Korir (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Pamela Jelimo ranks 79. Before her are Yasemin Can (1996), Winfred Yavi (1999), Isabella Ochichi (1979), Beatrice Chebet (2000), Julius Yego (1989), and Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (1984). After her are Charles Kamathi (1978), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), Emmanuel Korir (1995), and Linet Masai (1989).

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