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Rhadi Ben Abdesselam

1929 - 2000

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Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (Arabic: راضي بن عبد السلام; 28 February 1929 – 4 October 2000) was a Moroccan long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 meters events.He also ran in the International Cross Country Championships in 1958–1963. In March 1960, he and Belgium's Gaston Roelants quickly broke away from the field, and he became the first African athlete to win the individual gold medal in that event, defeating Roelants by 40 yards.On September 8, 1960, he finished in 14th place in the finals-only 10,000 meters, in 29:32.0, almost a minute behind the winner, the Soviet Union's Pyotr Bolotnikov, who broke the Olympic record for the event.Just two days later, the blazing pace through the first 20 kilometers in the marathon helped result in an eventual world record for the barefoot winner, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rhadi Ben Abdesselam has received more than 31,423 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Rhadi Ben Abdesselam is the 289th most popular athlete (down from 172nd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 68th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Moroccan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

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Over the past year Rhadi Ben Abdesselam has had the most page views in the with 3,614 views, followed by French (2,186), and Arabic (1,662). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (43.39%), Finnish (36.09%), and (35.35%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 289 out of 6,025. Before him are Lauri Virtanen, Rafer Johnson, Helen Stephens, Virgilijus Alekna, Duje Bonačić, and Netti Witziers-Timmer. After him are Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Karl Hein, Vilho Niittymaa, Yevgeny Grishin, Albert Tyler, and Micheline Ostermeyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 277. Before him are Kiki Håkansson, Carlo Ubbiali, Walter Kempowski, Duje Bonačić, Jane Powell, and Rolan Bykov. After him are Ruth Pfau, Vang Pao, Ninón Sevilla, John Henry Holland, Girija Devi, and Bonnie Bartlett. Among people deceased in 2000, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 164. Before him are Henry Eriksson, Ernst Jandl, Jim Varney, Anatoli Firsov, Antonio Buero Vallejo, and Franco Donatoni. After him are Carmen Martín Gaite, Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, Walter Berry, So Yamamura, Anne Hébert, and Werner Klemperer.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 88 out of 264. Before him are Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco (1970), Gad Elmaleh (1971), Noureddine Naybet (1970), Hicham El Guerrouj (1974), Alain Souchon (1944), and Philippe Barbarin (1950). After him are Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1919), Aryeh Deri (1959), Abu Sa'id Uthman II (1275), Muhammad ibn Idris (null), and Said Belqola (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In Morocco

Among athletes born in Morocco, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam ranks 3. Before him are Saïd Aouita (1959), and Hicham El Guerrouj (1974). After him are Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Brahim Boutayeb (1967), Robert Leroux (1967), Jaouad Gharib (1972), Nezha Bidouane (1969), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Salah Hissou (1972), Khalid Boulami (1969), and Mohammed Achik (1965).

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