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Richard Chelimo

1972 - 2001

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Richard Chelimo (21 April 1972 – 15 August 2001) was a Kenyan long-distance runner, and a world record holder over 10,000 metres. However, he is best known as the silver medallist in the controversial 10,000m at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Chelimo has received more than 61,200 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Richard Chelimo is the 3,085th most popular athlete (down from 2,143rd in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 56th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Chelimo ranks 3,085 out of 6,025. Before him are Sylvain Guillaume, Wang Liping, Brendan Foster, Valentyna Semerenko, Eunice Barber, and Filip Ingebrigtsen. After him are Niels van der Zwan, Maikro Romero, Constanța Burcică, Wilfred Bungei, Katrin Apel, and Orlando Duque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Richard Chelimo ranks 758. Before him are Matt Bloom, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Sharon Leal, Matthew Nable, Tamara Gee, and Darren Ferguson. After him are Maikro Romero, Ehren Kruger, Božidar Jović, Filip Dewulf, Christa Campbell, and Avi Nimni. Among people deceased in 2001, Richard Chelimo ranks 364. Before him are Daniel Lewin, Stuart Adamson, Serhiy Perkhun, Abdulaziz al-Omari, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Rosemary DeCamp. After him are Waleed al-Shehri, Darshan Ranganathan, Charlotte Coleman, Toby Wing, David Rocastle, and Patricia Robertson.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Richard Chelimo ranks 77 out of 150. Before him are Paul Ereng (1966), Victor Wanyama (1991), Edna Kiplagat (1979), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), and Ezekiel Kemboi (1982). After him are Wilfred Bungei (1980), Stella Mwangi (1986), Joyce Chepchumba (1970), Matthew Birir (1972), Peter Rono (1967), and Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Richard Chelimo ranks 51. Before him are Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986), Paul Ereng (1966), Edna Kiplagat (1979), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), and Ezekiel Kemboi (1982). After him are Wilfred Bungei (1980), Joyce Chepchumba (1970), Matthew Birir (1972), Peter Rono (1967), Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), and Samson Kitur (1966).

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