1966 - Today
Zola Budd (also known as Zola Pieterse; born 26 May 1966) is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres. In 1984 (unratified) and 1985, she broke the world record in the 5000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zola Budd has received more than 1,186,453 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Zola Budd is the 1,919th most popular athlete (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 198th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South African Athlete.
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Among athletes, Zola Budd ranks 1,919 out of 3,059. Before her are Ramona Neubert, Lukas Hofer, Dudley Storey, Anthea Stewart, Galina Malchugina, and Andreas Thorkildsen. After her are Wayde van Niekerk, Zersenay Tadese, George Woods, Tatyana Providokhina, Scott Moir, and Sabine John.
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 1,913
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,914
1939 - 2017
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,915
1944 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,916
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 1,917
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 1,918
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 1,919
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 1,920
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,921
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,922
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,923
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,924
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 1,925
Among people born in 1966, Zola Budd ranks 539. Before her are Sergei Shipov, Liane Moriarty, Yoshiyuki Matsuyama, Pascal Vahirua, Valeri Liukin, and Gao Hongbo. After her are Tab Ramos, Samir Rifai, Troy Aikman, Heimo Pfeifenberger, Jean-Luc Crétier, and Lilian Garcia.
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 533
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 534
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 535
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 536
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 537
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 538
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 539
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 540
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 541
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 542
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 543
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 544
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 545
Among people born in South Africa, Zola Budd ranks 221 out of 374. Before her are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Tosca Musk (1974), Brenda Fassie (1964), Moira Lister (1923), Kumi Naidoo (1965), and Sasha Pieterse (1996). After her are Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Johnny Flynn (1983), Basil van Rooyen (1939), Hans Vonk (1970), Liezel Huber (1976), and Kevin Shirley (1960).
1924 - 1978
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 215
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 216
1964 - 2004
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 217
1923 - 2007
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 218
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 219
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 220
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 221
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 222
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 223
1939 - 2023
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 224
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 225
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 226
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 227
Among athletes born in South Africa, Zola Budd ranks 12. Before her are Marjorie Clark (1909), Caster Semenya (1991), Christian Gitsham (1888), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Clarence Walker (1898), and Lillian Board (1948). After her are Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Josia Thugwane (1971), Frantz Kruger (1975), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), and Elana Meyer (1966).
1909 - 1993
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 6
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 7
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 8
1913 - 1989
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 9
1898 - 1957
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 10
1948 - 1970
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 12
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 13
1971 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 14
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 15
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.61
Rank: 16
1980 - 2014
HPI: 30.54
Rank: 17
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.51
Rank: 18