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Paul Ereng

1966 - Today

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Paul Ereng (born 22 August 1966) is a former Kenyan athlete, and the surprise winner of the 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia, Kenya, Paul Ereng attended Starehe Boys Centre and School in Nairobi, Kenya. He was a promising 400 m runner until the end of 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Ereng has received more than 47,604 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ereng is the 2,914th most popular athlete (down from 2,335th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Kenya (down from 69th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Paul Erengs by language

Over the past year Paul Ereng has had the most page views in the with 5,665 views, followed by Catalan (2,239), and Italian (1,202). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (1,232.74%), Hebrew (84.36%), and Italian (45.34%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Ereng ranks 2,914 out of 6,025. Before him are Lukas Hofer, Ramona Portwich, Choe Chol-su, Daniel Petrov, Andreas Tews, and Alfred Kirwa Yego. After him are Alessandro Lambruschini, Ronny Weller, Johannes Vetter, Marcel Fässler, Ivan Ivanov, and Kjersti Plätzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Paul Ereng ranks 669. Before him are Brad William Henke, Javier Frana, Francisco Villarroya, Shigemitsu Egawa, Lynda Lemay, and László Andor. After him are Perica Bukić, Petra Rossner, Niall Quinn, Xuecheng, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and Mirela Kumbaro.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Paul Ereng ranks 71 out of 150. Before him are Abel Kirui (1982), Billy Konchellah (1961), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Moses Tanui (1965), Patrick Sang (1964), and Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986). After him are Victor Wanyama (1991), Edna Kiplagat (1979), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), and Richard Chelimo (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Paul Ereng ranks 46. Before him are Abel Kirui (1982), Billy Konchellah (1961), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Moses Tanui (1965), Patrick Sang (1964), and Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986). After him are Edna Kiplagat (1979), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), Richard Chelimo (1972), and Wilfred Bungei (1980).

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