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Wilfred Bungei

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Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei (born 24 July 1980) is a Kenyan retired Middle-distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also won at the World indoor Championships in Moscow 2006 the 800 metres title, defeating Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and Olympic Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfred Bungei is the 2,988th most popular athlete (up from 3,239th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 80th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilfred Bungei ranks 2,988 out of 6,025. Before him are Bernard Lagat, Patricia Girard, Josef Reiter, Robert Hedin, Kay Bluhm, and Dirk Hafemeister. After him are Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez, Mahmut Demir, Adriana Bazon, Štěpánka Hilgertová, Amar Benikhlef, and Dilshod Nazarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Wilfred Bungei ranks 487. Before him are Hannah Mancini, Jo Hyun-jae, Joey Yung, Michelle Kwan, Katie Morgan, and Sérgio Paulinho. After him are Hiroshi Tamaki, Vladimir Karpets, Adiel de Oliveira Amorim, Lucian Sânmărtean, Shizuka Itō, and Ovidie.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Wilfred Bungei ranks 58 out of 150. Before him are Mike Boit (1949), Yang Hao (null), Jemima Sumgong (1984), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), Richard Chelimo (1972), and Bernard Lagat (1974). After him are David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Tom Mboya (1930), Julius Kariuki (1961), and Julius Korir (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Wilfred Bungei ranks 36. Before him are Mike Boit (1949), Yang Hao (null), Jemima Sumgong (1984), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), Richard Chelimo (1972), and Bernard Lagat (1974). After him are David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Julius Kariuki (1961), Julius Korir (1960), and Billy Konchellah (1961).

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