ATHLETE
Kara Goucher
1978 - Today

Kara Goucher
Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner, author, television commentator, and podcaster. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. She made her marathon debut in 2008 and finished third the following year at the Boston Marathon. She competed collegiately for the University of Colorado and was a three-time NCAA champion (twice in track and once in cross country). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kara Goucher is the 7,352nd most popular athlete (up from 7,636th in 2019), the 20,250th most popular biography from United States (up from 20,266th in 2019) and the 862nd most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Kara Goucher ranks 7,352 out of 6,025. Before her are Maria Tivodariu, Lada Vondrová, Henri Ruoste, Gauthier Boccard, Stefan Fegerl, and Melissa Bishop-Nriagu. After her are Rachel Moret, Cha Woo-chan, Yaroslav Podlesnykh, Olaf Roggensack, Kanak Jha, and Jehue Gordon.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaria Tivodariu
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 7,346
Lada Vondrová
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.73
Rank: 7,347
Henri Ruoste
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.73
Rank: 7,348
Gauthier Boccard
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.72
Rank: 7,349
Stefan Fegerl
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 7,350
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 7,351
Kara Goucher
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 7,352
Rachel Moret
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 7,353
Cha Woo-chan
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.69
Rank: 7,354
Yaroslav Podlesnykh
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 7,355
Olaf Roggensack
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 7,356
Kanak Jha
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.67
Rank: 7,357
Jehue Gordon
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.66
Rank: 7,358
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Kara Goucher ranks 1,256. Before her are Barry Robson, Matt Kuchar, Frode Kippe, Clint Hill, Russell Downing, and Justin Guarini. After her are Nick Berg, Tim Morehouse, Oleksandr Sitkovskyi, Tatiana Drozdovskaya, John Tartaglia, and Damien Johnson.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsBarry Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 1,250
Matt Kuchar
GOLFER
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.70
Rank: 1,251
Frode Kippe
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 1,252
Clint Hill
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 1,253
Russell Downing
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.92
Rank: 1,254
Justin Guarini
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 1,255
Kara Goucher
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 1,256
Nick Berg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1978 - 2004
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 1,257
Tim Morehouse
FENCER
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Rank: 1,258
Oleksandr Sitkovskyi
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 1,259
Tatiana Drozdovskaya
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.01
Rank: 1,260
John Tartaglia
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.65
Rank: 1,261
Damien Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 1,262
In United States
Among people born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 20,258 out of 20,380. Before her are Marquis Dendy (1992), Stevan Mićić (null), Jessica Steffens (1987), Richard Torrez (1999), Jason Maxiell (1983), and Larry Warbasse (1990). After her are Jacob Latimore (1996), Kanak Jha (2000), Jeneba Tarmoh (1989), Ben Fletcher (1890), Adreian Payne (1991), and Ritchie Torres (1988).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMarquis Dendy
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 20,252
Stevan Mićić
WRESTLER
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 20,253
Jessica Steffens
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 20,254
Richard Torrez
BOXER
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 20,255
Jason Maxiell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 20,256
Larry Warbasse
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.72
Rank: 20,257
Kara Goucher
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 20,258
Jacob Latimore
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 29.67
Rank: 20,259
Kanak Jha
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.67
Rank: 20,260
Jeneba Tarmoh
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.66
Rank: 20,261
Ben Fletcher
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1949
HPI: 29.66
Rank: 20,262
Adreian Payne
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - 2022
HPI: 29.64
Rank: 20,263
Ritchie Torres
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.62
Rank: 20,264
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 862. Before her are Jenna Prandini (1992), Ivan Šapina (1999), Jennifer Gutierrez (1967), Lauren Gibbemeyer (1988), Marquis Dendy (1992), and Jessica Steffens (1987). After her are Kanak Jha (2000), Jeneba Tarmoh (1989), Andrius Šidlauskas (null), Kristian Ipsen (1992), Taylor Spivey (1991), and Laulauga Tausaga (1998).
Jenna Prandini
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 856
Ivan Šapina
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 857
Jennifer Gutierrez
1967 - Present
HPI: 29.83
Rank: 858
Lauren Gibbemeyer
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.82
Rank: 859
Marquis Dendy
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 860
Jessica Steffens
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 861
Kara Goucher
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 862
Kanak Jha
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.67
Rank: 863
Jeneba Tarmoh
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.66
Rank: 864
Andrius Šidlauskas
HPI: 29.60
Rank: 865
Kristian Ipsen
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.58
Rank: 866
Taylor Spivey
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.56
Rank: 867
Laulauga Tausaga
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 868