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Sharon Cherop

1984 - Today

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Sharon Jemutai Cherop (born 16 March 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She won a bronze medal at the age of sixteen in the 5000 metres at the World Junior Championships. She was the bronze medal winner in the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won the Boston Marathon in 2012. After her junior medals, it was not until 2010 that she enjoyed senior level success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharon Cherop has received more than 23,865 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sharon Cherop is the 6,892nd most popular athlete (down from 4,195th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 119th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sharon Cherop ranks 6,892 out of 6,025. Before her are Serhiy Kulish, Emmanuel Eseme, Christine Mboma, Valentina Trapletti, Matt Hughes, and John-Henry Krueger. After her are Courtney Okolo, Prithika Pavade, Thilo Stralkowski, Oleksandr Sitkovskyi, Suhrob Khodjaev, and Marie Horáčková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Sharon Cherop ranks 1,458. Before her are Akihiro Sakata, Corey Crawford, Prisilla Rivera, Bruno Ferraz das Neves, Ryota Takasugi, and Ryan Kesler. After her are Yasuki Ishidate, Amruta Khanvilkar, Yukihiro Yamase, Taishi Tsunada, Nico Pulzetti, and Marcin Brzeziński.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Sharon Cherop ranks 156 out of 150. Before her are Ruth Jebet (1996), Nicholas Bett (1990), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), Emmanuel Wanyonyi (2004), Amos Kipruto (1992), and Ruth Chepng'etich (1994). After her are Eunice Sum (1988), Sally Kipyego (1985), Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986), Margaret Kipkemboi (1993), Abraham Kibiwot (1996), and Boniface Tumuti (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Sharon Cherop ranks 119. Before her are Ruth Jebet (1996), Nicholas Bett (1990), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), Emmanuel Wanyonyi (2004), Amos Kipruto (1992), and Ruth Chepng'etich (1994). After her are Eunice Sum (1988), Sally Kipyego (1985), Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986), Margaret Kipkemboi (1993), Abraham Kibiwot (1996), and Boniface Tumuti (1992).

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