HANDBALL PLAYER

Ivano Balić

1979 - Today

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Ivano Balić (pronounced [ǐʋano bǎːlitɕ, - bǎ-]; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team, and thirteen titles playing for clubs in Croatia, Spain and Germany. He also received two World Championship silver medals (2005, 2009), two silver and one bronze European Championship medal (2008, 2010, 2012), and one Olympic bronze medal (2012) with the national team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivano Balić has received more than 278,210 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ivano Balić is the 7th most popular handball player, the 225th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 199th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Handball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ivano Balić by language

Over the past year Ivano Balić has had the most page views in the with 32,232 views, followed by Croatian (30,634), and German (26,805). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bosnian (90.08%), Volapük (80.91%), and Cantonese (79.49%)

Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Ivano Balić ranks 7 out of 420. Before him are Veselin Vujović, Talant Duyshebaev, Nikola Karabatić, Mikkel Hansen, Gheorghe Gruia, and Magnus Wislander. After him are Abaz Arslanagić, Staffan Olsson, Franz Brunner, Branislav Pokrajac, Zinaida Turchyna, and Andrey Lavrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ivano Balić ranks 62. Before him are Dan Balan, Matisyahu, Stormy Daniels, Alexi Laiho, Alice Weidel, and Grafite. After him are Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Bleona, Jawed Karim, Vitas, Lee Hyori, and Nihat Kahveci.

Others Born in 1979

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  • Photo of Dan Balan

    Dan Balan

    MUSICIAN

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 51.24

    Rank: 56

  • Photo of Matisyahu

    Matisyahu

    MUSICIAN

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 51.12

    Rank: 57

  • Photo of Stormy Daniels

    Stormy Daniels

    PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 51.10

    Rank: 58

  • Photo of Alexi Laiho

    Alexi Laiho

    MUSICIAN

    1979 - 2020

    HPI: 50.70

    Rank: 59

  • Photo of Alice Weidel

    Alice Weidel

    POLITICIAN

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.53

    Rank: 60

  • Photo of Grafite

    Grafite

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.45

    Rank: 61

  • Photo of Ivano Balić

    Ivano Balić

    HANDBALL PLAYER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.38

    Rank: 62

  • Photo of Anatoliy Tymoshchuk

    Anatoliy Tymoshchuk

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.34

    Rank: 63

  • Photo of Bleona

    Bleona

    SINGER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.28

    Rank: 64

  • Photo of Jawed Karim

    Jawed Karim

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.11

    Rank: 65

  • Photo of Vitas

    Vitas

    MUSICIAN

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.09

    Rank: 66

  • Photo of Lee Hyori

    Lee Hyori

    SINGER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.08

    Rank: 67

  • Photo of Nihat Kahveci

    Nihat Kahveci

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 50.03

    Rank: 68

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ivano Balić ranks 225 out of 700. Before him are Duje Bonačić (1929), Goran Višnjić (1972), Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger (1856), Jurica Jerković (1950), Antun Mihanović (1796), and Dino Rađa (1967). After him are Simo Matavulj (1852), Juraj Dobrila (1812), Dario Šimić (1975), Mladen Mladenović (1964), Franjo Mihalić (1920), and Slavko Štimac (1960).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Croatia

Among handball players born in Croatia, Ivano Balić ranks 1. After him are Albin Vidović (1943), Mirza Džomba (1977), Mirko Bašić (1960), Bruno Gudelj (1966), Domagoj Duvnjak (1988), Igor Vori (1980), Alvaro Načinović (1966), Petar Metličić (1976), Ivan Čupić (1986), Patrik Ćavar (1971), and Nenad Kljaić (1966).

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