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Luka Špik

1979 - Today

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Luka Špik (born 9 February 1979 in Kranj, SR Slovenia) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.At the 2005 World Championship, he won gold in the Double Sculls event together with Iztok Čop and silver in the Quadruple Sculls with Iztok Čop, Matej Prelog and Davor Mizerit. He also won the 2007 World Championships in M2X. Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and also the gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia. Špik and Čop were the favourites to repeat the victory in men's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but finished in silver medal position. Coming into the 2012 Summer Olympics they were not the favourites, however with a strong performance in the semi-finals they announced they could be in the running for a medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luka Špik has received more than 22,943 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Luka Špik is the 3,944th most popular athlete (down from 3,162nd in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 249th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Slovene Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Luka Špiks by language

Over the past year Luka Špik has had the most page views in the with 2,410 views, followed by Slovenian (2,122), and Chinese (628). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovenian (61.00%), Danish (44.40%), and Ukrainian (19.23%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Luka Špik ranks 3,944 out of 6,025. Before him are James Beckford, Mirko Englich, Natalie Geisenberger, Ferran Solé, Josip Glasnović, and Dmitriy Karpov. After him are Duff Gibson, Daimí Pernía, Darrell Pace, Rasmus Quist Hansen, Martin Sinković, and Péter Biros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Luka Špik ranks 958. Before him are Jake Tsakalidis, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Jamie Dwyer, Josu Sarriegi, Abby Brammell, and Thomas Dossevi. After him are Windell Middlebrooks, Kevin Kuske, Mickey Madden, Matteo Carrara, Mamadou Bagayoko, and Aleksei Grishin.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Luka Špik ranks 273 out of 340. Before him are Vesna Fabjan (1985), Luka Mezgec (1988), Robert Kristan (1983), Grega Žemlja (1986), Jaka Bijol (1999), and Aljaž Bedene (1989). After him are Domen Prevc (1999), Katarina Kresal (1973), Maja Keuc (1992), Klemen Bauer (1986), Ana Gros (1991), and Timi Zajc (2000).

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Among ATHLETES In Slovenia

Among athletes born in Slovenia, Luka Špik ranks 14. Before him are Brigita Bukovec (1970), Kristjan Čeh (1999), Iztok Čop (1972), Giovanni Cernogoraz (1982), Tina Šutej (1988), and Vasilij Žbogar (1975). After him are Klemen Bauer (1986), Matic Osovnikar (1980), Andraž Vehovar (1972), Benjamin Savšek (1987), Anamari Velenšek (1991), and Marko Kump (1988).

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