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Kęstutis Šapka

1949 - Today

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Kęstutis Šapka (born 15 November 1949) is a retired Lithuanian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He was inspired to become a professional high jumper after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and became one of the early adopters of Fosbury Flop. He retired due to recurring injuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kęstutis Šapka has received more than 10,382 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kęstutis Šapka is the 1,043rd most popular athlete, the 160th most popular biography from Lithuania and the 4th most popular Lithuanian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 1,043 out of 3,059. Before him are Donald Arnold, Béla Békessy, Tommy Green, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Giorgio Anglesio, and Erik Elmsäter. After him are Mary Carew, Angela Voigt, Willi Eichhorn, Aleksey Spiridonov, Liu Xiang, and Béla Szepes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 517. Before him are Soumaïla Cissé, Blase J. Cupich, Dan Ar Braz, Toller Cranston, Claude Papi, and Aleksandar Tomov. After him are Alberto Cardaccio, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Spencer Haywood, Karel Lismont, Micky Arison, and Christos Papadimitriou.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 160 out of 287. Before him are Irena Degutienė (1949), Steponas Kairys (1879), Virgilijus Alekna (1972), Stepas Butautas (1925), Laurynas Stankevičius (1935), and Isaak Kikoin (1908). After him are Sigitas Geda (1943), Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961), Sergejus Jovaiša (1954), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Romas Ubartas (1960), and Žydrūnas Savickas (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Lithuania

Among athletes born in Lithuania, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 4. Before him are Władysław Kozakiewicz (1953), Władysław Komar (1940), and Virgilijus Alekna (1972). After him are Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Romas Ubartas (1960), Nijolė Sabaitė (1950), Darius Kasparaitis (1972), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), Lina Kačiušytė (1963), Robertas Žulpa (1960), and Austra Skujytė (1979).

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