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Abdi Nageeye

1989 - Today

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Abdi Nageeye (born 2 March 1989) is a Somali-Dutch long-distance runner from the Netherlands. He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Nageeye placed third at the 2022 New York City Marathon and won the 2024 New York City Marathon. He was the first European man since Mo Farah, and only the second European man overall, to win a World Marathon Major. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Abdi Nageeye is the 5,218th most popular athlete (down from 4,608th in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from Somalia (down from 51st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Somali Athlete.

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Among people born in 1989, Abdi Nageeye ranks 891. Before him are Andrej Martin, Diego Simonet, Wendell Lira, Donata Karalienė, Aaron Cresswell, and Zeynep Sever. After him are Xu Li, Miguel Vítor, Fredrik Lindström, Dmitri Soloviev, Kim Tae-hwan, and Hasan Ali Kaldırım.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Abdi Nageeye ranks 52 out of 58. Before him are Mohammed Ahmed (1991), Ilhan Omar (1982), Samia Yusuf Omar (1991), Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Asha Haji Elmi (1962), and Leyla Hussein (1980). After him are Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim (1982), Liban Abdi (1988), Ilwad Elman (1990), Abdisalam Ibrahim (1991), Ayub Daud (1990), and Nadifa Mohamed (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Somalia

Among athletes born in Somalia, Abdi Nageeye ranks 6. Before him are Mo Farah (1983), Abdi Bile (1962), Mohammed Ahmed (1991), Samia Yusuf Omar (1991), and Mohamed Suleiman (1969). After him are Abdi Hakin Ulad (1991), Shirley McCay (1988), and Hassan Mead (1989).

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