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Amadou Dia Ba

1958 - Today

Amadou Dia Ba

El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ (born September 22, 1958) is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds. It was the first, and only (as 2024) Olympic medal for Senegal. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amadou Dia Ba is the 1,698th most popular athlete (up from 1,849th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Senegalese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 1,698 out of 6,025. Before him are René Guyot, Charles Bouvier, Bernard Tchoullouyan, Alvah Meyer, George Goulding, and Alan Washbond. After him are Harry DeBaecke, Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Joaquín Capilla, John Kelly, Paul Tergat, and Maurizio Damilano.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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René Guyot
1881 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,692
Charles Bouvier
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,693
Bernard Tchoullouyan
1953 - 2019
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,694
Alvah Meyer
1888 - 1939
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,695
George Goulding
1884 - 1966
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,696
Alan Washbond
1899 - 1965
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,697
Amadou Dia Ba
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,698
Harry DeBaecke
1879 - 1961
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,699
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,700
Joaquín Capilla
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,701
John Kelly
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,702
Paul Tergat
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 1,703
Maurizio Damilano
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 1,704

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 383. Before him are John Herrington, Santiago Urquiaga, Patricia Espinosa, Arnaldo Otegi, Mark Mazower, and Mychael Danna. After him are Janez Potočnik, Chris Buck, Michala Petri, Sergei Garmash, Yuval Steinitz, and María Caridad Colón.

Others Born in 1958

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John Herrington
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 377
Santiago Urquiaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 378
Patricia Espinosa
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 379
Arnaldo Otegi
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 380
Mark Mazower
HISTORIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 381
Mychael Danna
COMPOSER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 382
Amadou Dia Ba
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 383
Janez Potočnik
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 384
Chris Buck
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 385
Michala Petri
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 386
Sergei Garmash
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 387
Yuval Steinitz
PHILOSOPHER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 388
María Caridad Colón
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 389

In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Amadou Dia Ba ranks 36 out of 138. Before him are Habib Koité (1958), Birago Diop (1908), Ibrahim Ba (1973), Habib Thiam (1933), Papa Bouba Diop (1978), and El Hadji Diouf (1981). After him are Abdoulaye Faye (1978), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), Baaba Maal (1953), Marie Senghor Basse (1930), Aminata Touré (1962), and Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara (1959).

Others born in Senegal

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Habib Koité
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 30
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 31
Ibrahim Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 32
Habib Thiam
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 33
Papa Bouba Diop
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 34
El Hadji Diouf
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 35
Amadou Dia Ba
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 36
Abdoulaye Faye
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 37
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 38
Baaba Maal
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 39
Marie Senghor Basse
PHYSICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 40
Aminata Touré
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 41
Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 42