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Ghada Shouaa

1972 - Today

Ghada Shouaa

Ghada Shouaa (Arabic: غادة شعاع; born September 10, 1972) is a retired Syrian heptathlete. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won her country's first and only Olympic gold medal. She was also a World and Asian heptathlon champion. She is considered one of the best Asian and Arab female athletes of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ghada Shouaa is the 1,896th most popular athlete (up from 2,321st in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Syria (up from 189th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ghada Shouaa ranks 1,896 out of 6,025. Before her are Bohumil Modrý, Tommy Kono, Paul Nihill, Frank Schaffer, László Fábián, and Matthias Behr. After her are Lennart Magnusson, John Hansen, Günther Haase, Erik Svensson, DeHart Hubbard, and Romolo Catasta.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Bohumil Modrý
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 1,890
Tommy Kono
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 1,891
Paul Nihill
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 1,892
Frank Schaffer
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 1,893
László Fábián
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,894
Matthias Behr
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,895
Ghada Shouaa
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,896
Lennart Magnusson
1924 - 2011
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,897
John Hansen
1938 - 2022
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,898
Günther Haase
1925 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 1,899
Erik Svensson
1903 - 1986
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 1,900
DeHart Hubbard
1903 - 1976
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 1,901
Romolo Catasta
1923 - 1985
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 1,902

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Ghada Shouaa ranks 309. Before her are Kiko, Souad Massi, Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, and Aaron Lewis. After her are Darren Shan, Robert Webb, Gen Urobuchi, Tomokazu Seki, Andreas Goldberger, and Christian Wörns.

Others Born in 1972

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Kiko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 303
Souad Massi
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 304
Markus Rühl
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 305
Edwin Ifeanyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 306
Leila Hatami
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 307
Aaron Lewis
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 308
Ghada Shouaa
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 309
Darren Shan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 310
Robert Webb
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 311
Gen Urobuchi
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 312
Tomokazu Seki
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 313
Andreas Goldberger
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 314
Christian Wörns
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 315

In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ghada Shouaa ranks 184 out of 210. Before her are Moaz al-Khatib (1960), Riyad Farid Hijab (1966), Omar Souleyman (1966), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), Abdulbaset Sieda (1956), and Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977). After her are Bassel Khartabil (1981), Razan Zaitouneh (1977), Yusra Mardini (1998), Samar Yazbek (1970), Yasser Seirawan (1960), and Assala Nasri (1969).

Others born in Syria

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Moaz al-Khatib
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 178
Riyad Farid Hijab
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 179
Omar Souleyman
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 180
Maximos IV Sayegh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1967
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 181
Abdulbaset Sieda
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 182
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1977 - 2016
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 183
Ghada Shouaa
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 184
Bassel Khartabil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1981 - 2015
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 185
Razan Zaitouneh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 186
Yusra Mardini
POLITICIAN
1998 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 187
Samar Yazbek
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 188
Yasser Seirawan
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 189
Assala Nasri
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 190