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Wilson Kiprugut

1938 - 2022

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Wilson Arap Chuma Kiprugut (1938 – 1 November 2022) was a Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico Olympics and won two medals in the 800 metres event; in 1964 he also ran 400 metres, but failed to reach the final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilson Kiprugut has received more than 32,807 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Wilson Kiprugut is the 2,010th most popular athlete (down from 1,690th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 35th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 2,010 out of 6,025. Before him are Lutz Dombrowski, Kenny Harrison, Horace Ashenfelter, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Petra Schersing, and Toru Goto. After him are Nadezhda Ilyina, Wiesław Rudkowski, Yelena Slesarenko, DeHart Hubbard, Mario Tullio Montano, and Tris Speaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 566. Before him are Angus MacLise, Dietrich Stobbe, Caryl Churchill, David Singmaster, Jean Taillandier, and Johnny Rebel. After him are Lagumot Harris, Yevgeni Mayorov, Péter Bakonyi, Gerry Byrne, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, and Steve Kuhn. Among people deceased in 2022, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 590. Before him are Hérard Abraham, Duvall Hecht, Don Young, Charlbi Dean, Aaron Carter, and Oksana Shvets. After him are Ilan Gilon, Kabasu Babo, Maria Ewing, Javier Cárdenas, António Lima Pereira, and John Landy.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 34 out of 150. Before him are Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Brimin Kipruto (1985), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), and Daniel Rudisha (1945). After him are Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), and David Rudisha (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 15. Before him are Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Brimin Kipruto (1985), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), and Daniel Rudisha (1945). After him are Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), and David Rudisha (1988).

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