1949 - Today
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.
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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.
1935 - 2021
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,037
1875 - 1916
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,038
1894 - 1975
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,039
1883 - 1940
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,040
1922 - 2007
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,041
1919 - 2006
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,042
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,043
1913 - 2002
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,044
1951 - 2013
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,045
1908 - 1994
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,046
1951 - 1998
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,047
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,048
1903 - 1986
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,049
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.
1949 - 2020
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 511
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 512
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 513
1949 - 2015
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 514
1949 - 1983
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 515
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 516
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 517
1949 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 518
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 519
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 520
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 521
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 522
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 523
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).
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 154
1879 - 1964
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 155
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 156
1925 - 2001
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 157
1935 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 158
1908 - 1984
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 159
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 160
1943 - 2008
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 161
1961 - 2007
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 162
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 163
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 164
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 165
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 166
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).
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1
1940 - 1998
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 3
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 4
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 5
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 7
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 8
1958 - 2023
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 12