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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 11,454 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kęstutis Šapka is the 1,557th most popular athlete (down from 1,042nd in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 157th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Lithuanian Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 1,557 out of 6,025. Before him are Janusz Sidło, Raoul Paoli, George Finnegan, József Várszegi, Wolfgang Schmidt, and Barbara Ferrell. After him are Ragnar Lundberg, Jean-Guy Gautier, Ivo Stefanoni, Vilmos Varjú, Edward Stevens, and Boris Nikolov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 590. Before him are Terry Zwigoff, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Zdenko Verdenik, Roman Dmitriyev, Richard Thompson, and Ed King. After him are Richard Russo, Roger Allers, Aslaug Dahl, Harry Turtledove, Michael Horse, and Artis Gilmore.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 190 out of 328. Before him are Laurynas Stankevičius (1935), Gediminas Vagnorius (1957), Violeta Urmana (1961), Zehava Gal-On (1956), Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961), and Sergejus Jovaiša (1954). After him are Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892), Edgaras Jankauskas (1975), Albertas Šimėnas (1950), Sigitas Geda (1943), Nijolė Sabaitė (1950), and Raimondas Rumšas (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Lithuania

Among athletes born in Lithuania, Kęstutis Šapka ranks 7. Before him are Władysław Kozakiewicz (1953), Virgilijus Alekna (1972), Władysław Komar (1940), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), and Romas Ubartas (1960). After him are Nijolė Sabaitė (1950), Galina Murašova (1955), Darius Kasparaitis (1972), Lina Kačiušytė (1963), Robertas Žulpa (1960), and Austra Skujytė (1979).

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