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Sven Kramer

1986 - Today

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Sven Kramer (Dutch pronunciation: [sfɛŋ ˈkraːmər]; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meters at the Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, and won a record 21 gold medals at the World Single Distance Championships; eight in the 5000 meters, five in the 10,000 meters, and eight in the team pursuit. Kramer used to be the world record holder in the team pursuit (alongside Douwe de Vries and Marcel Bosker) and broke the world records in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter events three times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sven Kramer has received more than 442,049 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Kramer is the 185th most popular skater (down from 123rd in 2019), the 1,075th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 827th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dutch Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Sven Kramer ranks 185 out of 483. Before him are Alexei Urmanov, Brian Joubert, Bonnie Blair, Montgomery Wilson, Albena Denkova, and Brian Boitano. After him are Anna Levandi, Marina Anissina, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Zhao Hongbo, Ilia Kulik, and Theresa Weld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Sven Kramer ranks 260. Before him are Samuel Wanjiru, Thomas De Gendt, Kevin Anderson, Muriqui, Henrique, and Felipe Santana. After him are Robert Gesink, Peter Pekarík, Nahuel Guzmán, Brittany Snow, Sui Ishida, and Stéphane Mbia.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Sven Kramer ranks 1,075 out of 1,646. Before him are Bauke Mollema (1986), Emile Roemer (1962), Tim Krul (1988), Orlando Engelaar (1979), Arnon Grunberg (1971), and Don Diablo (1980). After him are Coenraad Hiebendaal (1879), Tijjani Reijnders (1998), Dick Quax (1948), Robert Gesink (1986), Hans van Helden (1948), and Wilbert Suvrijn (1962).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Sven Kramer ranks 12. Before him are Kees Broekman (1927), Petra Burka (1946), Ans Schut (1944), Annie Borckink (1951), Carry Geijssen (1947), and Ireen Wüst (1986). After him are Jan Bos (1975), Marianne Timmer (1974), Ids Postma (1973), Leo Visser (1966), Bob de Jong (1976), and Rintje Ritsma (1970).

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