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Shani Davis

1982 - Today

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Shani Earl Davis (; born August 13, 1982) is an American former speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first African American athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games, winning the speedskating 1000 meter event. He also won a silver medal in the 1500 meter event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shani Davis has received more than 367,910 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Shani Davis is the 276th most popular skater (up from 279th in 2019), the 16,283rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,602nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Shani Davis ranks 276 out of 483. Before him are Marc Gagnon, Nils van der Poel, Pang Qing, Luca Lanotte, Hiroyasu Shimizu, and Joannie Rochette. After him are Dan Jansen, Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, Lyudmila Prokasheva, Akira Kuroiwa, Linda Fratianne, and Donald Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Shani Davis ranks 652. Before him are James Anderson, Camelia Potec, Jader Volnei Spindler, Mircea Monroe, Britta Heidemann, and Igor Lolo. After him are Ted DiBiase Jr., Jan Rezek, George Mourad, Ryang Yong-gi, Roberto Colautti, and Álvaro Mejía Pérez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shani Davis ranks 16,283 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Shakman (1975), Jake Kasdan (1974), Ashley Roberts (1981), Jan Hooks (1957), Sloane Stephens (1993), and Steve Bullock (1966). After him are Matt Barlow (1970), Shayna Baszler (1980), Steven Brill (1962), Too Short (1966), Don Michael Paul (1963), and Ted DiBiase Jr. (1982).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Shani Davis ranks 33. Before him are Sasha Cohen (1984), Michelle Kwan (1980), Dianne Holum (1951), Chad Hedrick (1977), Scott Hamilton (1958), and Kristi Yamaguchi (1971). After him are Dan Jansen (1965), Linda Fratianne (1960), Tara Lipinski (1982), Nathan Chen (1999), Evan Lysacek (1985), and Debi Thomas (1967).

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