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Miruts Yifter

1944 - 2016

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Miruts Yifter (Amharic and Tigrinya: ምሩፅ ይፍጠር, affectionately known as "Yifter the Shifter", 15 May 1944 – 22 December 2016) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner and winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His date of birth is often given as 15 May 1944, though there is some uncertainty about this. His name is also sometimes spelled as Muruse Yefter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miruts Yifter is the 280th most popular athlete (down from 269th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 31st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Miruts Yifter ranks 280 out of 6,025. Before him are Oliver Macdonald, Harry Hillman, Giulio Gaudini, Douglas Bennett, Allen Woodring, and Hermann Barrelet. After him are Ken Myers, Angéla Németh, Dean Smith, Maurice Larrouy, Nils von Kantzow, and Phil Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Miruts Yifter ranks 333. Before him are David Rasche, Terry Funk, Alexander Vencel, Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, and Roberto Miranda. After him are Polycarp Pengo, Pierre Arditi, Patricia Quinn, John Tavener, Marilù Tolo, and Jean-Daniel Cadinot. Among people deceased in 2016, Miruts Yifter ranks 210. Before him are Fazil Iskander, Scotty Moore, Nina Ponomaryova, Bernard Fox, Ramón Castro Ruz, and Martin Lundström. After him are Frank Finlay, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Sigge Parling, Halil İnalcık, Steven Hill, and Jay Wright Forrester.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Miruts Yifter ranks 38 out of 105. Before him are Negasso Gidada (1943), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Zara Yaqob (1399), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), and Mamo Wolde (1932). After him are Mulatu Astatke (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Gudit (950), Sahle Dengel (1778), Bogaletch Gebre (1960), and Kenenisa Bekele (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Miruts Yifter ranks 4. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), and Mamo Wolde (1932). After him are Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), and Fatuma Roba (1973).

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