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Tanyu Kiryakov

1963 - Today

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Tanyu Kiryakov (Bulgarian: Таню Киряков, born 2 March 1963) is a Bulgarian pistol shooter, the first shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion. He is also the only Bulgarian to have won two gold medals from Summer Olympics. He is considered to be one of the all-time best and his versatile skills and continued excellence have won him numerous fans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tanyu Kiryakov has received more than 21,990 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tanyu Kiryakov is the 2,264th most popular athlete (down from 1,578th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 271st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

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  • 2.15

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 2,264 out of 3,059Before him are Gedeón Guardiola, Derek Redmond, Lyudmyla Blonska, Olivier Lenglet, Anzhela Balakhonova, and Johan Petersson. After him are Thierry Gueorgiou, Mel Pender, Vivian Cheruiyot, Franka Dietzsch, Martin Ponsiluoma, and Yasmani Copello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 743Before him are Adil Hussain, Dmitri Galiamin, Éric Poulat, Marco Marin, Ralf Falkenmayer, and Chris Coons. After him are Shin Joon-sup, Laura Ingraham, Milan Šrejber, Leandro Machado, Kevin Shields, and Hannu Virta.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 312 out of 372Before him are Sunay Erdem (1971), Ivan Ivanov (1971), Rumiana Jeleva (1969), Dimitar Rangelov (1983), Stanislav Manolev (1985), and Preslava (1984). After him are Ivelin Popov (1987), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Desi Slava (1979), Zdravko Lazarov (1976), Maria Bakalova (1996), and Vladimir Manchev (1977).

Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 22Before him are Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), Ginka Zagorcheva (1958), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Ivet Lalova-Collio (1984), Svetla Otsetova (1950), and Ivan Ivanov (1971). After him are Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Daniel Petrov (1971), Tereza Marinova (1977), Nikolay Bukhalov (1967), Mirela Demireva (1989), and Maria Grozdeva (1972).