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Vanderlei de Lima

1969 - Today

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Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born 4 July 1969) is a Brazilian retired long-distance runner. He was born in Cruzeiro do Oeste, Paraná. While leading the marathon after 35 km (22 mi) at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was attacked on the course by Irish former priest Cornelius "Neil" Horan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vanderlei de Lima has received more than 354,471 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Vanderlei de Lima is the 973rd most popular athlete (down from 740th in 2019), the 664th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 594th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 973 out of 6,025. Before him are Alfred Swahn, Kazım Ayvaz, Paul Castanet, Nils Skoglund, Babben Enger-Damon, and Giorgio Bocchino. After him are Giuseppe Galante, Martin Lauer, Rune Larsson, Giovanni Invernizzi, Rupert Hollaus, and Tatyana Prorochenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 259. Before him are Heinz-Christian Strache, Trey Parker, Juan Carlos Villamayor, Yoo Jun-sang, Trudi Canavan, and Alexis Arquette. After him are Assala Nasri, Richard Virenque, Melinda Clarke, Ever Palacios, Wyclef Jean, and Lukas Moodysson.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 664 out of 2,236. Before him are Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), Batista (1955), Ricardinho (1976), Marco Antônio da Silva (1966), Algisto Lorenzato (1910), and Falcão (1977). After him are Richarlison (1997), Paulo Henrique Ganso (1989), Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), Paulo Emilio (1936), Beatriz Segall (1926), and André Cruz (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In Brazil

Among athletes born in Brazil, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 4. Before him are Marta (null), Adhemar da Silva (1927), and Nelson Prudêncio (1944). After him are Roberta (null), Macris (null), João Carlos de Oliveira (1954), Joaquim Cruz (1963), Torben Grael (1960), Michael Woods (null), Glover Teixeira (1979), and Robson da Silva (1964).

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