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Samuel Wanjiru

1986 - 2011

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Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He became the youngest gold medallist in the marathon since 1932. He set the current (as of 2020) 10,000m World Junior Record in 2005 and set the half marathon world record 3 times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Wanjiru has received more than 379,757 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Samuel Wanjiru is the 2,451st most popular athlete (down from 1,947th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Kenya (up from 48th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 2,451 out of 6,025. Before him are Jasna Šekarić, Svetlana Kitova, Peter Mueller, Natalya Shikolenko, Thomas Schönlebe, and Laimutė Baikauskaitė. After him are Joe DeLoach, Antonio Rossi, Glover Teixeira, Uli Vos, Robson da Silva, and Rodica Arba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 254. Before him are Julia Reda, Hiba Abouk, Vieirinha, Paul Biedermann, Bauke Mollema, and Petr Jiráček. After him are Thomas De Gendt, Kevin Anderson, Muriqui, Henrique, Felipe Santana, and Sven Kramer. Among people deceased in 2011, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 470. Before him are Tomoko Kawakami, Carl Robie, Charlie Callas, Margaret Whiting, Zbigniew Jaremski, and Mika Myllylä. After him are Frank Kameny, Uche Okafor, Varkey Vithayathil, Roberta Cowell, Pete Lovely, and Ronald Searle.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 42 out of 150. Before him are Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), and David Rudisha (1988). After him are Naftali Bon (1945), Julius Kariuki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), and Bernard Lagat (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 23. Before him are Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), and David Rudisha (1988). After him are Naftali Bon (1945), Julius Kariuki (1961), William Tanui (1964), Asbel Kiprop (1989), Bernard Lagat (1974), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963).

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