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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 53,240 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ereng is the 3,057th most popular athlete (down from 2,335th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 69th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Ereng ranks 3,057 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, Jason Rogers, Johannes Vetter, Marcel Fässler, and Carlos Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Paul Ereng ranks 670. Before him are Javier Frana, Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, 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 73 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 48. 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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