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Cristina Neagu

1988 - Today

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Cristina Georgiana Neagu (Romanian pronunciation: [krisˈtina ˈne̯aɡu]; born 26 August 1988) is a Romanian professional handballer who plays as a left back for CSM București and the Romanian national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Neagu is the only female handball player in history to win four IHF World Player of the Year awards (in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018). She also won the EHF Player of the Year award in 2017 and 2018 (a record). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristina Neagu has received more than 349,478 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Cristina Neagu is the 84th most popular handball player (down from 66th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Romania (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Handball Player.

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  • 350k

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  • 36.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Cristina Neagu ranks 84 out of 304. Before her are Momir Ilić, Lasse Svan Hansen, Raúl Entrerríos, Joan Cañellas, Alex Dujshebaev, and Marian Cozma. After her are Iker Romero, Ausra Fridrikas, Hans Lindberg, Cédric Sorhaindo, Michaël Guigou, and Camilla Herrem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Cristina Neagu ranks 275. Before her are Mariya Stadnik, Maki Horikita, Aleska Diamond, Jovana Brakočević, Boban Marjanović, and Vicente Iborra. After her are Maiara Walsh, Artjoms Rudņevs, Nemanja Bjelica, Steven Defour, Ismaïl Aissati, and Sophie Rundle.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristina Neagu ranks 492 out of 665. Before her are Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974), Marian Cozma (1982), Emilia Eberle (1964), Florica Lavric (1962), Anamaria Marinca (1978), and Alina Astafei (1969). After her are Rodica Arba (1962), Mariana Constantin (1960), Marioara Popescu (1962), Dan Bittman (1962), Ionel Ganea (1973), and Gabriel Tamaș (1983).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Romania

Among handball players born in Romania, Cristina Neagu ranks 5. Before her are Gheorghe Gruia (1940), Ștefan Birtalan (1948), Radu Voina (1950), and Marian Cozma (1982).

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