ATHLETE
Suleiman Nyambui
1953 - Today

Suleiman Nyambui
Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former track athlete from Tanzania who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. Nyambui won the bronze medal at the 1978 All-Africa Games, the silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and finished first at three consecutive marathons between 1987 and 1988. He holds multiple indoor national records of Tanzania in athletics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suleiman Nyambui is the 2,550th most popular athlete (down from 2,476th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Tanzania (down from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Tanzanian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 2,550 out of 6,025. Before him are Gaston Strobino, Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Leroy Burrell, Serafim Todorov, Ángel Herrera Vera, and Olga Shishigina. After him are Myriam Bédard, James Hall, Kílian Jornet Burgada, Clarence DeMar, Paul Meister, and Nellie Halstead.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaston Strobino
1891 - 1969
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 2,544
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 2,545
Leroy Burrell
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 2,546
Serafim Todorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 2,547
Ángel Herrera Vera
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 2,548
Olga Shishigina
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 2,549
Suleiman Nyambui
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 2,550
Myriam Bédard
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 2,551
James Hall
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 2,552
Kílian Jornet Burgada
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,553
Clarence DeMar
1888 - 1958
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 2,554
Paul Meister
1926 - 2018
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,555
Nellie Halstead
1910 - 1991
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,556
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 614. Before him are Jerzy Rybicki, John Bellamy Foster, Chen Danqing, Jimmy McCulloch, Yang Jung-mo, and Ralf Rothmann. After him are Antonio Guzmán, Jan Davis, Janusz Wójcik, Géza Szőcs, Lynn Whitfield, and Nikolay Bazhukov.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsJerzy Rybicki
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 608
John Bellamy Foster
SOCIOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 609
Chen Danqing
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 610
Jimmy McCulloch
MUSICIAN
1953 - 1979
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 611
Yang Jung-mo
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 612
Ralf Rothmann
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 613
Suleiman Nyambui
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 614
Antonio Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 615
Jan Davis
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 616
Janusz Wójcik
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 617
Géza Szőcs
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2020
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 618
Lynn Whitfield
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 619
Nikolay Bazhukov
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 620
In Tanzania
Among people born in Tanzania, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 32 out of 39. Before him are Filbert Bayi (1953), Elizabeth Mrema (1957), Ali Mohamed Shein (1948), Vicky Ntetema (1959), Christine Prinsloo (1952), and Anna Tibaijuka (1950). After him are Mbwana Samatta (1992), Rachel Luttrell (1971), Alan Johnston (1962), Hasheem Thabeet (1987), David Adjaye (1966), and Ida Ljungqvist (1981).
Others born in Tanzania
Go to all RankingsFilbert Bayi
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 26
Elizabeth Mrema
LAWYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 27
Ali Mohamed Shein
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 28
Vicky Ntetema
JOURNALIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 29
Christine Prinsloo
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 30
Anna Tibaijuka
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 31
Suleiman Nyambui
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 32
Mbwana Samatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 33
Rachel Luttrell
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 34
Alan Johnston
JOURNALIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 35
Hasheem Thabeet
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 36
David Adjaye
ARCHITECT
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 37
Ida Ljungqvist
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 38
Among ATHLETES In Tanzania
Among athletes born in Tanzania, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 3. Before him are Filbert Bayi (1953), and Christine Prinsloo (1952). After him are Alphonce Simbu (1992), Gabriel Geay (1996), Gergely Salim (null), and Jack Cleary (null).
Filbert Bayi
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 1
Christine Prinsloo
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 2
Suleiman Nyambui
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 3
Alphonce Simbu
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.65
Rank: 4
Gabriel Geay
1996 - Present
HPI: 18.88
Rank: 5
Gergely Salim
HPI: 16.66
Rank: 6
Jack Cleary
HPI: 9.50
Rank: 7