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OverviewAI-generated
David Rudisha is a Kenyan male athlete who competed as a middle distance runner in athletics. Born on December 17, 1988, he stands 190 centimeters tall and weighs 76 kilograms. His professional career began in 2004, and he is currently listed as a retired player.
Rudisha has been referenced by 411 other encyclopedia articles. He maintains an official website and has accumulated 397,601 social media followers. While some database entries associate his name with music genres such as alternative rock and art pop, his primary athletic affiliation is with Kenya.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1947-01-08
- Active to
- 2016-01-10
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Rudisha">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,879x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,825x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,615x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,417x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,724x
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Key facts
- Born
- David Lekuta Rudisha , ( 1988-12-17 ) 17 December 1988 (age 37) , Kilgoris , Narok County , Kenya
- Height
- 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 76 kg (168 lb)
- Country
- Kenya
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event
- 800 metres
- Personal bests
- 400 m : 45.50 ( Sydney 2010) 500 m : 57.69 WB ( Newcastle 2016) 600 m : 1:13.10 Area Best</span>"}]]}'>Area Best ( Birmingham 2016) 800 m : 1:40.91 World record</span>"}]]}'>WR , Olympic record</span>"}]]}'>OR ( London 2012) 1000 m : 2:19.43 ( Ostrava 2017)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Team
- _Retired Athletics
- Position
- Middle Distance Runner
- Nationality
- Kenya
via TheSportsDB
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Encyclopedic overview
David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 m at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where, at the former, he set the world record in the event with a time of 1:40.91. He is also a two-time World champion (2011 and 2015) and two-time Diamond League champion (2010 and 2011) in the 800 m. Rudisha is the first and only person to ever run 800 m under 1:41, and he holds the three fastest times ever run in this event, each being a world record when set.
Rudisha established his running career at the St. Francis Kimuron High School in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. He won 800 m titles at the 2006 World Junior Championships as well as the 2008 and 2010 African Championships, and earned the 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medal. He also holds the world's best time in the 500 metres and the African best for the 600 metres. He is a two-time Diamond League 800 m winner. Rudisha won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award in 2010 and three consecutive Track & Field News Athlete of the Year awards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Rudisha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.