ATHLETE

Nodar Kumaritashvili

1988 - 2010

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Nodar Kumaritashvili (Georgian: ნოდარ ქუმარიტაშვილი; pronounced [nodaɾ kʰumaɾitʼaʃʷili]; 25 November 1988 – 12 February 2010) was a Georgian luge athlete who suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on the day of the opening ceremony. He became the fourth athlete to die during preparations for a Winter Olympics, and the eighth athlete to die as a result of Olympic competition or during practice at their sport’s venue at an Olympic Games. Kumaritashvili, who first began to participate in luge when he was 13, came from a family of seasoned lugers: his grandfather had introduced the sport to Soviet Georgia, and both his father and uncle had competed when they were younger, with his uncle later serving as the head of the Georgian Luge Federation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nodar Kumaritashvili has received more than 995,233 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Nodar Kumaritashvili is the 2,671st most popular athlete (down from 1,503rd in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 226th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Georgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 2,671 out of 6,025. Before him are Austra Skujytė, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Fritz Fischer, Donald Thomas, Steve Lewis, and Ulis Williams. After him are Marina Stepanova, Alastair McCorquodale, Astrid Kumbernuss, Kay Bluhm, Bob Clotworthy, and Rashid Ramzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 288. Before him are Mariya Stadnik, Devon Murray, Bartosz Kurek, Aleska Diamond, Charlie Carver, and Gürbey İleri. After him are Miguel Layún, Portia Doubleday, Masahiro Tanaka, Lee Chung-yong, Ismaïl Aissati, and Miroslav Raduljica. Among people deceased in 2010, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 474. Before him are Wally Hickel, Bill Dixon, Stephen Schneider, Teena Marie, Adele Mara, and Helen Wagner. After him are Janusz Kurtyka, Frank Giering, David Thompson, Abdolmalek Rigi, Dorothy Height, and Larry Evans.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 287 out of 406. Before him are Aleksandre Iashvili (1977), Khatia Dekanoidze (1977), Tina Kandelaki (1975), Eka Tkeshelashvili (1977), Giorgi Demetradze (1976), and Tornike Shengelia (1991). After him are Tamara Gachechiladze (1983), Irakli Tsirekidze (1982), Nino Katamadze (1972), Boris Kokorev (1959), Jaba Kankava (1986), and Davit Bakradze (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Georgia

Among athletes born in Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 9. Before him are Givi Kartozia (1929), Keto Losaberidze (1949), Medea Jugeli (1925), Lasha Talakhadze (1993), Nino Salukvadze (1969), and Vladimer Aptsiauri (1962). After him are Boris Kokorev (1959), Ramaz Paliani (1973), Zabit Samedov (1984), Hanna Melnychenko (1983), Giorgi Asanidze (1975), and Khatuna Narimanidze (1974).

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