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Hellen Obiri

1989 - Today

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Hellen Onsando Obiri (born 13 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country. Obiri is a two-time Olympic 5,000 metres silver medallist from the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she also placed fourth over the 10,000 metres. She is a two-time world champion after winning the 5,000 m in 2017 and again in 2019, when she set a new championship record. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hellen Obiri is the 2,367th most popular athlete (up from 5,089th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 134th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hellen Obiri ranks 2,367 out of 6,025. Before her are Pete George, Maritza Martén, Gerry Ashworth, Randy Williams, Udham Singh, and Agafia Constantin. After her are Liliya Nurutdinova, Gillian Sheen, C. J. Hunter, Larry Myricks, István Szívós, and Tamás Wichmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Hellen Obiri ranks 171. Before her are Joe Kovacs, Hannah John-Kamen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tomáš Vaclík, Sabine Lisicki, and Siem de Jong. After her are Daniel Wass, Ahmad Massoud, Koo Ja-cheol, Mike Will Made It, Leandro Damião, and Aysel Teymurzadeh.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Hellen Obiri ranks 38 out of 150. Before her are Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Faith Kipyegon (1994), Ben Jipcho (1943), Urjit Patel (1963), William Tanui (1964), and Kelvin Kiptum (1999). After her are Daniel Rudisha (1945), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Moses Kiptanui (1970), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), and Yobes Ondieki (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Hellen Obiri ranks 18. Before her are Naftali Bon (1945), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Faith Kipyegon (1994), Ben Jipcho (1943), William Tanui (1964), and Kelvin Kiptum (1999). After her are Daniel Rudisha (1945), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Moses Kiptanui (1970), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), and Yobes Ondieki (1961).

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