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Vasile Dîba

1954 - 2024

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Vasile Dîba (24 July 1954 – 20 February 2024) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1976–1984, he won four medals with one gold (1976: K-1 500 m), one silver (1980: K-4 1000 m), and two bronzes (1976: K-1 1000 m, 1980: K-1 500 m). Dîba also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 500 m: 1974, 1977, 1978; K-1 1000 m: 1977, K-1 4×500 m: 1974) and two silvers (K-1 500 m and K-1 4×500 m: both 1975). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasile Dîba has received more than 18,213 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Vasile Dîba is the 183rd most popular athlete, the 225th most popular biography from Romania and the 2nd most popular Romanian Athlete.

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  • 52.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vasile Dîba ranks 183 out of 6,025. Before him are Margitta Gummel, Jay Cutler, Gunnar Höckert, Parry O'Brien, Pierre Musy, and Lee Evans. After him are Gisela Mauermayer, Elias Katz, Joseph Guillemot, Imre Földi, Oscar Swahn, and Marlene Ahrens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Vasile Dîba ranks 171. Before him are Andrés Pastrana Arango, Margot Wallström, Rekha, Chris Gardner, Abdelaziz Djerad, and Peter J. Ratcliffe. After him are Leung Chun-ying, Wang Jianlin, Frank Bainimarama, Juanito, Margaux Hemingway, and Yuji Kishioku. Among people deceased in 2024, Vasile Dîba ranks 188. Before him are Milan Nenadić, Kishin Shinoyama, Abdulah Sidran, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Dabney Coleman, and Niels Arestrup. After him are Yvonne Furneaux, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Kees Rijvers, Rebecca Horn, Kelvin Felix, and Chita Rivera.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Vasile Dîba ranks 225 out of 844. Before him are Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Radu Vasile (1942), Isidor Kaufmann (1853), Maria Tănase (1913), Ion Ghica (1816), and Sabbas the Goth (334). After him are Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Ion G. Duca (1879), Matei Basarab (1580), Adolf Albin (1848), and Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia (1859).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Vasile Dîba ranks 2. Before him are Iolanda Balaș (1936). After him are Ivan Patzaichin (1949), Argentina Menis (1948), Mihaela Peneș (1947), Nicolae Neagoe (1941), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Doina Melinte (1956), István Somodi (1885), Maricica Puică (1950), Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), and Lajos Steiner (1903).

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