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Vivian Cheruiyot

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Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning the silver medal in the 5,000 metres and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics as well as gold in the 5,000 m and silver in the 10,000 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the former. Cheruiyot won the silver medal in the 5,000 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and became the world champion in the event at the 2009 edition, repeating this achievement in 2011, when she also won the 10,000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vivian Cheruiyot has received more than 214,277 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Vivian Cheruiyot is the 3,006th most popular athlete (down from 2,266th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 64th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 3,006 out of 6,025. Before her are Colin Jackson, Robert Hedin, Artur Partyka, Zersenay Tadese, Violeta Szekely, and Eduard Hämäläinen. After her are Anne Elvebakk, Taoufik Makhloufi, Angelo Taylor, Alison, Daniel Martin, and Alexander Parygin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 405. Before her are Jakob Poulsen, Júnior Díaz, Dmitri Sychev, David Lee, Justin Verlander, and Khetag Gazyumov. After her are Nathalie Péchalat, Daria Werbowy, Sheilla Castro, Serik Sapiyev, Victor Leandro Bagy, and Yuliya Gushchina.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 69 out of 150. Before her are Tom Mboya (1930), McDonald Mariga (1987), Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), Joseph Keter (1969), Abel Kirui (1982), and Billy Konchellah (1961). After her are Moses Tanui (1965), Patrick Sang (1964), Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986), Paul Ereng (1966), Victor Wanyama (1991), and Edna Kiplagat (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 44. Before her are Noah Ngeny (1978), Benjamin Limo (1974), Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), Joseph Keter (1969), Abel Kirui (1982), and Billy Konchellah (1961). After her are Moses Tanui (1965), Patrick Sang (1964), Alfred Kirwa Yego (1986), Paul Ereng (1966), Edna Kiplagat (1979), and Tegla Loroupe (1973).

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