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Vénuste Niyongabo

1973 - Today

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Vénuste Niyongabo (born December 9, 1973) is a Burundian former long and middle-distance runner. In 1996, he became the first Olympic medalist from Burundi by winning the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vénuste Niyongabo has received more than 45,598 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Vénuste Niyongabo is the 1,839th most popular athlete (down from 1,678th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Burundi (up from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Burundian Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 1,839 out of 6,025. Before him are Harold Whitlock, Miroslav Koranda, Jenő Hámori, Tore Eriksson, Louis Kuehn, and Antal Bolvári. After him are Eva Dawes, Jack Lovelock, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Karl Malmström, Christian Gitsham, and Lesley Ashburner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 315. Before him are Coraima Torres, Anson Mount, Anthony Doerr, Bridgette Wilson, Thomas Christiansen, and Anders Fridén. After him are Inge de Bruijn, Lutz Pfannenstiel, Damien Rice, Pablo Paz, Shalom Harlow, and Deng Yaping.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 14 out of 21. Before him are Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Shabani Nonda (1977), Khadja Nin (1959), and Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956). After him are Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972), Nyamko Sabuni (1969), Mohamed Tchité (1984), Francine Niyonsaba (1993), Saidi Ntibazonkiza (1987), and Saido Berahino (1993).

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Among ATHLETES In Burundi

Among athletes born in Burundi, Vénuste Niyongabo ranks 1. After him are Francine Niyonsaba (1993), and Olivier Irabaruta (1990).

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