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Maria Mutola

1972 - Today

Maria Mutola

Maria de Lurdes Mutola ( mə-REE-ə moo-TOH-lə; born 27 October 1972) is a retired Mozambican female track and field who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. She is a three-time world champion in this event and a one-time Olympic champion. Although Mutola never broke the world record in her favourite event, she is regarded by many track insiders and fans as one of the greatest 800 metres female runners of all time due to her consistently good results in major championships and her exceptional longevity which saw her compete at the highest level for two decades before retiring from athletics in 2008 at the age of 35. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Maria Mutola is the 1,024th most popular athlete (down from 653rd in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Mozambican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maria Mutola ranks 1,024 out of 6,025. Before her are George Finnegan, Joe Earl, Tetsuo Hamuro, Arvid Knöppel, György Kárpáti, and Anastasiya Kuzmina. After her are Ulf Timmermann, Viola Myers, Siiri Rantanen, Victor Thibault, Atanase Sciotnic, and Vasili Kuznetsov.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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George Finnegan
1881 - 1913
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,018
Joe Earl
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,019
Tetsuo Hamuro
1917 - 2005
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,020
Arvid Knöppel
1867 - 1925
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,021
György Kárpáti
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,022
Anastasiya Kuzmina
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,023
Maria Mutola
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,024
Ulf Timmermann
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,025
Viola Myers
1927 - 1993
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,026
Siiri Rantanen
1924 - 2023
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,027
Victor Thibault
1867 - 1901
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,028
Atanase Sciotnic
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,029
Vasili Kuznetsov
1932 - 2001
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,030

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Maria Mutola ranks 199. Before her are Elissa, Dana Vespoli, Mark Schwarzer, Sergei Magnitsky, Viorel Moldovan, and Mario Stanić. After her are Paula Hawkins, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, Tim Peake, Goran Vlaović, Leslie Mann, and Hera Björk.

Others Born in 1972

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Elissa
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 193
Dana Vespoli
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 194
Mark Schwarzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 195
Sergei Magnitsky
MAFIOSO
1972 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 196
Viorel Moldovan
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 197
Mario Stanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 198
Maria Mutola
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 199
Paula Hawkins
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 200
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 201
Tim Peake
ASTRONAUT
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 202
Goran Vlaović
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 203
Leslie Mann
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 204
Hera Björk
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 205