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Nikola Girke

1977 - Today

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Nikola Girke (born December 30, 1977, in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian sailor and a five-time Olympian. She is amongst only a few elite athletes who have made the transition from one sport to another and has achieved a top 10 in the world across three different sport disciplines. She finished 13th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 470, then switched to RSX windsurfing and placed 17th at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 10th in the RS:X. Girke was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as part of the Nacra 17 with Luke Ramsay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikola Girke has received more than 16,077 page views. Her biography is available in 3 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikola Girke is the 11,096th most popular athlete, the 1,861st most popular biography from Canada and the 327th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 10.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 3

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 0.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nikola Girke ranks 11,096 out of 6,025. Before her are Talha Talib, Nelly Chepchirchir, Creve Armando Machava, Arbresha Rexhepi, Amado Cruz, and Andy Maloney. After her are Gulsumbi Sharifova, Pāvels Švecovs, Krystal Lara, Elena Neill, Felix Chemonges, and Bendere Oboya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Nikola Girke ranks 1,209. Before her are David Thompson, Gail Emms, Brad Haddin, Dean Macey, Sinead Diver, and Felice Chow. After her are T. J. Holmes, Eleanor Bezzina, Kamil Papoušek, and Rodrigo Torres.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Nikola Girke ranks 1,861 out of 1,622. Before her are Kalpana Pariyar (1995), Matthew Sarmento (1991), Justyn Knight (1996), Boady Santavy (1997), Gabrielle Smith (1994), and Alanna Bray-Lougheed (1993). After her are Tom Ramshaw (1991), Chris von Martels (null), Filipe Gomes (null), Victoria Hudson (null), Claire Wright (null), and Lachlan Edwards (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Nikola Girke ranks 327. Before her are Kalpana Pariyar (1995), Matthew Sarmento (1991), Justyn Knight (1996), Boady Santavy (1997), Gabrielle Smith (1994), and Alanna Bray-Lougheed (1993). After her are Tom Ramshaw (1991), Chris von Martels (null), Victoria Hudson (null), Filipe Gomes (null), Claire Wright (null), and Lachlan Edwards (null).

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