1979 - Today
Michal Martikán (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈmartikaːn]; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 5 Olympic medals (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze), which is the most among all slalom paddlers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michal Martikán has received more than 49,059 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Michal Martikán is the 1,927th most popular athlete (down from 1,415th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 220th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Slovak Athlete.
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Among athletes, Michal Martikán ranks 1,927 out of 3,059. Before him are Zersenay Tadese, George Woods, Tatyana Providokhina, Scott Moir, Sabine John, and Robertas Žulpa. After him are Alina Astafei, Steve Lewis, Rodica Arba, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Pam Kilborn, and Michael Marsh.
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,921
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,922
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,923
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,924
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 1,925
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 1,926
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 1,927
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 1,928
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 1,929
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 1,930
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 1,931
1939 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 1,932
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 1,933
Among people born in 1979, Michal Martikán ranks 393. Before him are Louise Brealey, Sander van Doorn, Pierre Bouvier, Ildefons Lima, Frank Mir, and Ayda Field. After him are Tomo Miličević, Albert Rivera, Song Chong-gug, Jaska Raatikainen, Édison Méndez, and Brandy Norwood.
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 387
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 388
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 389
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 390
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 391
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 392
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 393
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 394
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 395
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 396
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 397
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 398
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 399
Among people born in Slovakia, Michal Martikán ranks 242 out of 357. Before him are Peter Pekarík (1986), Miroslav Karhan (1976), Marián Hossa (1979), Janette Husárová (1974), Ondrej Duda (1994), and Barbora Bobuľová (1974). After him are Radoslav Zabavník (1980), Žigmund Pálffy (1972), Peter Pišťanek (1960), Róbert Mak (1991), Dominik Hrbatý (1978), and Marián Čišovský (1979).
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 236
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 237
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 238
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 239
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 240
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 241
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 242
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 243
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 244
1960 - 2015
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 245
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 246
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 247
1979 - 2020
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 248
Among athletes born in Slovakia, Michal Martikán ranks 8. Before him are Vladimír Dzurilla (1942), Imre Németh (1917), József Csermák (1932), Béla Szepes (1903), Jozef Pribilinec (1960), and Imrich Bugár (1955). After him are Ján Volko (1996), Elena Kaliská (1972), Pavol Hurajt (1978), Pavol Hochschorner (1979), Peter Hochschorner (1979), and Matej Tóth (1983).
1942 - 1995
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 2
1917 - 1989
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 3
1932 - 2001
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 4
1903 - 1986
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 5
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 7
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 8
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 9
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.23
Rank: 10
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.97
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.77
Rank: 12
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 13
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.30
Rank: 14