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Selemon Barega

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Selemon Barega Shirtaga (born 20 January 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, silver for the 5,000 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Selemon Barega has received more than 173,402 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Selemon Barega is the 4,041st most popular athlete (down from 3,628th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 76th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Selemon Barega ranks 4,041 out of 6,025. Before him are Hanna Mariën, Susana Feitor, Vitaliy Rahimov, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Gor Minasyan, and Sharon Rendle. After him are Paola Espinosa, Carlos Condit, Flora Duffy, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, Iwan Thomas, and Meng Guanliang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Selemon Barega ranks 183. Before him are Kjell Scherpen, Abner Vinícius, Loïc Badé, Etsuko Tahara, David Zima, and Tariq Lamptey. After him are Timi Zajc, Jun Endo, Kamil Piątkowski, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Anass Zaroury.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Selemon Barega ranks 80 out of 105. Before him are Meseret Defar (1983), Tesfaye Tola (1974), Lamecha Girma (2000), Sileshi Sihine (1983), Getaneh Kebede (1992), and Million Wolde (1979). After him are Saladin Said (1988), Tiki Gelana (1987), Mohammed Aman (1994), Tsegaye Kebede (1987), Tigst Assefa (1996), and Gudaf Tsegay (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Selemon Barega ranks 30. Before him are Letesenbet Gidey (1998), Meseret Defar (1983), Tesfaye Tola (1974), Lamecha Girma (2000), Sileshi Sihine (1983), and Million Wolde (1979). After him are Tiki Gelana (1987), Mohammed Aman (1994), Tsegaye Kebede (1987), Tigst Assefa (1996), Gudaf Tsegay (1997), and Mare Dibaba (1989).

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