ATHLETE

Soufiane El Bakkali

1996 - Today

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Soufiane El Bakkali (Arabic: سفيان البقالي; born 7 January 1996) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold in the event at both the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. He has also achieved significant success at the World Athletics Championships, securing back-to-back gold medals in 2022 and 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soufiane El Bakkali has received more than 244,421 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Soufiane El Bakkali is the 2,800th most popular athlete (up from 2,806th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Morocco (down from 185th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Moroccan Athlete.

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  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Soufiane El Bakkali ranks 2,800 out of 6,025. Before him are Rashid Ramzi, Leticia, Michael Frater, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Barbara Fusar-Poli, and Aleksander Tammert. After him are Renzo Gracie, Sandra Sánchez, Sylvia Cheeseman, Nikolaj Pešalov, Stéphane Diagana, and William Steinkraus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Soufiane El Bakkali ranks 141. Before him are Jake Wesley Rogers, Lauren Jauregui, Kenedy, Selim Amallah, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, and Hugo Calderano. After him are Sasha Pieterse, Nana Komatsu, Viktor Kovalenko, Noah Centineo, Devin Booker, and Kim Min-jae.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Soufiane El Bakkali ranks 203 out of 264. Before him are Abdellah Taïa (1973), Karim Alami (1973), Hicham Arazi (1973), Mounir Fatmi (1970), Azzedine Ounahi (2000), and Rashid Ramzi (1980). After him are Youssef Rossi (1973), French Montana (1984), Ayoub El Kaabi (1993), Saad Lamjarred (1985), Latifa Ibn Ziaten (1960), and Badr El Kaddouri (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Morocco

Among athletes born in Morocco, Soufiane El Bakkali ranks 15. Before him are Nezha Bidouane (1969), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Salah Hissou (1972), Khalid Boulami (1969), Mohammed Achik (1965), and Rashid Ramzi (1980). After him are Brahim Lahlafi (1968), Mohammed Mourhit (1970), Ali Ezzine (1978), Jorge Sánchez (null), Abdelkebir Ouaddar (1962), and Tahar Tamsamani (1980).

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