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Caster Semenya

1991 - Today

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Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 and went on to win at the 2016 Olympics and the 2017 World Championships, where she also won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres. After the doping disqualification of Mariya Savinova, she was also awarded gold medals for the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics. Following Semenya's victory at the 2009 World Championships, she was made to undergo sex testing and cleared to return to competition the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Caster Semenya is the 2,870th most popular athlete (down from 2,731st in 2024), the 273rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 261st in 2019) and the 15th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among people born in 1991, Caster Semenya ranks 230. Before her are Daniil Trifonov, Bojana Jovanovski Petrović, Zazie Beetz, Asia Muhammad, Nicolai Jørgensen, and Kwon Nara. After her are Wahbi Khazri, Aïssa Mandi, Manu Trigueros, Stefflon Don, Tornike Shengelia, and Genki Haraguchi.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Caster Semenya ranks 273 out of 454. Before her are Moses Sithole (1964), Letta Mbulu (1942), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Miriam Stockley (1962), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), and Wendy Beckett (1930). After her are Aaron Mokoena (1980), Quinton Fortune (1977), Robbie Hunter (1977), Naledi Pandor (1953), John Moshoeu (1965), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Caster Semenya ranks 15. Before her are Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Cecil McMaster (1895), Clarence Walker (1898), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), and Stefan Mitrović (null). After her are Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Zola Budd (1966), Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), and Zhang Jian (null).

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