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Elana Meyer

1966 - Today

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Elana Meyer, OIS, (born 10 October 1966) is a South African long-distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metres event. Meyer set the 15 kilometres road running African record of 46:57 minutes in November 1991 in Cape Town. The record was equalled by Ethiopia's Mestawet Tufa in 2008. The record was beaten in 2009 by Tirunesh Dibaba, also from Ethiopia, who posted a new world record of 46:28 minutes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Elana Meyer is the 3,711th most popular athlete (down from 3,315th in 2024), the 313th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 304th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Elana Meyer ranks 3,711 out of 6,025. Before her are Matej Tóth, André Steiner, Debbie Flintoff-King, Zhang Jian, Thomas Reineck, and Bernardo Segura. After her are Ronaldo da Costa, Victor Feddersen, Beate Koch, Jean-Luc Brassard, Donald Thomas, and António Pinto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Elana Meyer ranks 909. Before her are Irina Khabarova, Roman Hagara, Danny Everett, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, José Luis Salgado, and Imelda Chiappa. After her are Xuecheng, António Pinto, Karin Enström, Bill Callahan, Tadanori Koshino, and Aqeela Asifi.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Elana Meyer ranks 313 out of 454. Before her are Kumi Naidoo (1965), Ayanda Denge (1982), Sibusiso Zuma (1975), Rosalyn Fairbank (1960), Joost van der Westhuizen (1971), and Zhang Jian (null). After her are Doctor Khumalo (1967), Kandyse McClure (1980), Anneline Kriel (1955), Zahara (1987), L. J. van Zyl (1985), and Piet Norval (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Elana Meyer ranks 22. Before her are Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Zola Budd (1966), Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), and Zhang Jian (null). After her are L. J. van Zyl (1985), Frantz Kruger (1975), Hestrie Cloete (1978), Chris Wood (null), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), and Josia Thugwane (1971).

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