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Wilson Kipketer

1972 - Today

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Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He is the second fastest of all time over 800 meters, setting the world record and breaking his own record two more times all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilson Kipketer has received more than 219,925 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilson Kipketer is the 1,032nd most popular athlete (down from 511th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilson Kipketer ranks 1,032 out of 3,059. Before him are Marte Olsbu Røiseland, John Ainsworth-Davis, George Dole, Jane Bell, Ödön Földessy, and Per Ivar Moe. After him are Bronisław Malinowski, Ingrid Becker, Franz Bistricky, Hermann Hansen, Donald Arnold, and Béla Békessy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Wilson Kipketer ranks 240. Before him are Stefan Everts, Edyta Górniak, Souad Massi, Alison Eastwood, Gwendal Peizerat, and Roland Møller. After him are Cléber Eduardo Arado, Giuseppe Favalli, Axel Merckx, Sam Houser, Kelly Chen, and Gurban Gurbanov.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Wilson Kipketer ranks 24 out of 140. Before him are Chris Froome (1985), Edi Gathegi (1979), Raila Odinga (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), Naftali Temu (1945), and Paul Tergat (1969). After him are Julius Sang (1946), John Njue (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Charles Asati (1946), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), and Ben Jipcho (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Wilson Kipketer ranks 7. Before him are Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Kipchoge Keino (1940), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Amos Biwott (1947), Naftali Temu (1945), and Paul Tergat (1969). After him are Julius Sang (1946), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Charles Asati (1946), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Ben Jipcho (1943), and Moses Kiptanui (1970).

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