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Rulon Gardner

1971 - Today

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Rulon Ellis Gardner (born August 16, 1971) is an American retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, defeating Russia's three-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin in the final; Karelin was previously unbeaten for 13 years in international competition. Gardner won a bronze medal at the 2004 Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rulon Gardner has received more than 1,364,203 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Rulon Gardner is the 268th most popular wrestler (down from 208th in 2019), the 11,301st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,105th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rulon Gardner ranks 268 out of 1,027. Before him are Danny Hodge, Paul Orndorff, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Héctor Rodríguez, Charles Ericksen, and Katsutoshi Naito. After him are Hitoshi Saito, Kamala, Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura, Frederick Humphreys, and Teddy Riner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Rulon Gardner ranks 364. Before him are Andrus Veerpalu, Steve Hewitt, Gregor Fučka, Rogier Blokland, Tiffany Mynx, and Jens Voigt. After him are Eve Best, Antonio Carlos Ortega, C. S. Lee, Katja Woywood, Vadim Repin, and Beatrix von Storch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rulon Gardner ranks 11,301 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Rauschenbusch (1861), Scott Adams (1957), Han Ye-seul (1981), Margaret Harwood (1885), K Callan (1936), and Stacey Kent (1965). After him are David Singmaster (1938), Alyssa Diaz (1985), Kyle Busch (1985), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Ernie Banks (1931), and David Chokachi (1968).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Rulon Gardner ranks 97. Before him are Dan Henderson (1970), Matt Hardy (1974), Jim Neidhart (1955), Danny Hodge (1932), Paul Orndorff (1949), and Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970). After him are Kamala (1950), Cody Rhodes (1985), Fandango (1981), George Steele (1937), Daniel Bryan (1981), and Viscera (1971).

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