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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Caster Semenya is the 2,886th most popular athlete (down from 2,769th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Caster Semenya ranks 2,886 out of 6,025. Before her are Park Kyung-mo, Richard Chelimo, Xian Dongmei, Margaret Bailes, Vladimir Alikin, and Barbara Fusar-Poli. After her are Manfred Stengl, Jenny Simpson, Antonio Rossi, Marcel Fässler, Nicolae Țaga, and Frank Luck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Caster Semenya ranks 226. 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 271 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 16. Before her are Cecil McMaster (1895), Clarence Walker (1898), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), Stefan Mitrović (null), and Leal (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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