ATHLETE

Wang Junxia

1973 - Today

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Wang Junxia (simplified Chinese: 王军霞; traditional Chinese: 王軍霞; pinyin: Wáng Jūnxiá; born 19 January 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016, which is a record in itself. Her best years were from 1991 to 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Junxia has received more than 200,969 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Wang Junxia is the 1,223rd most popular athlete (down from 1,118th in 2019), the 964th most popular biography from China (down from 887th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wang Junxia ranks 1,223 out of 6,025. Before her are Frederick Moloney, Joseph Perotaux, Emil Hirschfeld, Herman Groman, Rudolf Plyukfelder, and Nils Engdahl. After her are John Emery, Maria Golubnichaya, František Douda, Maurice Vignerot, Oswald Zappelli, and Alan Washbond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Wang Junxia ranks 237. Before her are Fabio Lione, Kathleen Robertson, Kiatisuk Senamuang, Aitor Karanka, Lee Woon-jae, and Tomislav Marić. After her are Song Yoon-ah, Barret Oliver, Gabry Ponte, Isabel dos Santos, Najla El Mangoush, and Fabián O'Neill.

Others Born in 1973

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Junxia ranks 964 out of 1,610. Before her are Ling Jihua (1956), You Xie (1958), Liu Xiang (1983), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Li Wenliang (1986), and Liu Yang (1978). After her are John Dobson (1915), Taylor Wang (1940), Ding Liren (1992), Ge You (1957), Meng Wanzhou (1972), and Cui Jian (1961).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Ling Jihua

    Ling Jihua

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 45.39

    Rank: 958

  • Photo of You Xie

    You Xie

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 45.38

    Rank: 959

  • Photo of Liu Xiang

    Liu Xiang

    ATHLETE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 45.36

    Rank: 960

  • Photo of Lee Yuan-tsu

    Lee Yuan-tsu

    POLITICIAN

    1923 - 2017

    HPI: 45.23

    Rank: 961

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 45.22

    Rank: 962

  • Photo of Liu Yang

    Liu Yang

    ASTRONAUT

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 45.19

    Rank: 963

  • Photo of Wang Junxia

    Wang Junxia

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 45.15

    Rank: 964

  • Photo of John Dobson

    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 45.12

    Rank: 965

  • Photo of Taylor Wang

    Taylor Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 45.11

    Rank: 966

  • Photo of Ding Liren

    Ding Liren

    CHESS PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 45.10

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 45.10

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Meng Wanzhou

    Meng Wanzhou

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 45.08

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of Cui Jian

    Cui Jian

    MUSICIAN

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 45.06

    Rank: 970

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Wang Junxia ranks 4. Before her are Eric Liddell (1902), Karen Lachmann (1916), and Liu Xiang (1983). After her are Zhu Jianhua (1963), Guo Jingjing (1981), Wang Yifu (1960), Qu Yunxia (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), Yi Siling (1989), Wang Yan (1971), and Li Meisu (1959).

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