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Reuben Kosgei

1979 - Today

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Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born 2 August 1979 in Kapcherop, Kenya), is a middle and long distance athlete most famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event, when, at the age of 21, he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the steeplechase race. He made his marathon debut at the 2009 Vienna Marathon, but did not finish the race. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reuben Kosgei has received more than 24,950 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Reuben Kosgei is the 3,216th most popular athlete (down from 1,707th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 67th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Reuben Kosgei ranks 3,216 out of 3,059. Before him are Brian Lewis, Olesya Zykina, Paul Gonzales, Masashi Ebinuma, Dmitri Soloviev, and Pavel Maslák. After him are Alena Kartashova, Sergey Fedorovtsev, Wang Han, Lindsey Van, Rose Chelimo, and Mauro Nespoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Reuben Kosgei ranks 958. Before him are Edwin Villafuerte, Kyriakos Stamatopoulos, Chris Daughtry, Low Ki, Erald Dervishi, and Edwige Lawson-Wade. After him are Olivier Sorlin, Jonathan Kite, Marcus Paus, Eric Ejiofor, Anita Pádár, and Toño.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Reuben Kosgei ranks 98 out of 140. Before him are Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Faith Kipyegon (1994), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Nancy Langat (1981), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), and Binyavanga Wainaina (1971). After him are Rose Chelimo (1989), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Priscah Jeptoo (1984), Janeth Jepkosgei (1983), Richard Limo (1980), and Linet Masai (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Reuben Kosgei ranks 69. Before him are Edna Kiplagat (1979), Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Faith Kipyegon (1994), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Nancy Langat (1981), and Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981). After him are Rose Chelimo (1989), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Priscah Jeptoo (1984), Janeth Jepkosgei (1983), Richard Limo (1980), and Linet Masai (1989).

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