1950 - Today
Mariya Dimitrova Petkova (Bulgarian: Мария Димитрова Петкова, née Vergova (Вергова); born 3 November 1950 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1976 she won an Olympic silver medal behind Evelin Schlaak, a standing that would repeat itself in 1980. This year she also achieved a personal best throw of 71.80 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mariya Petkova has received more than 16,774 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Mariya Petkova is the 937th most popular athlete (down from 776th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 198th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among athletes, Mariya Petkova ranks 937 out of 3,059. Before her are Vladimir Melanin, Bill Miller, Valentin Gavrilov, Jacqueline Mazéas, Ihor Rybak, and Henri Bouckaert. After her are Tarjei Bø, Mark Rakita, Trine Hattestad, Paul Drayton, René Barbier, and Manlio Di Rosa.
1933 - 1994
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 931
1912 - 2008
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 932
1946 - 2003
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 933
1920 - 2012
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 934
1934 - 2005
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 935
1870 - 1912
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 936
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 937
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 938
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 939
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 940
1939 - 2010
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 941
1891 - 1966
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 942
1914 - 1989
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 943
Among people born in 1950, Mariya Petkova ranks 424. Before her are Walter Becker, Alan Sorrenti, Yuji Hyakutake, Peter Jurasik, Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, and Michael Swanwick. After her are Patti Austin, Karl Rove, Hugo Hovenkamp, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carlos Roberto Flores, and Shahid Khan.
1950 - 2017
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 418
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 419
1950 - 2002
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 420
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 421
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 422
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 423
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 424
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 425
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 426
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 427
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 428
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 429
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 430
Among people born in Bulgaria, Mariya Petkova ranks 217 out of 372. Before her are Dimitar Dobrev (1931), Dobri Hristov (1875), Diana Yorgova (1942), Manuela Maleeva (1967), Dimitar Stanchov (1863), and Anton Donchev (1930). After her are Simeon Simeonov (1946), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Grigor Dimitrov (1991), Katya Paskaleva (1945), Aleksandar Tomov (1949), and Martin Petrov (1979).
1931 - 2019
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 211
1875 - 1941
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 212
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 213
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 214
1863 - 1940
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 215
1930 - 2022
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 216
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 217
1946 - 2000
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 218
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 219
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 220
1945 - 2002
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 221
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 222
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 223
Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mariya Petkova ranks 7. Before her are Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Ivanka Khristova (1941), Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Mikhail Zhelev (1943), and Diana Yorgova (1942). After her are Yordanka Donkova (1961), Norair Nurikyan (1948), Halil Mutlu (1973), Boris Nikolov (1929), Petar Petrov (1955), and Khristo Markov (1965).
1967 - 2017
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 2
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 4
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 5
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 7
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 10
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 11
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 12
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 13