1972 - Today
Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuanian pronunciation: [vʲɪrʲˈɡʲɪlʲɪjʊs ɐlʲɛkˈnɐ]; 13 February 1972) is a Lithuanian former discus thrower and politician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virgilijus Alekna has received more than 190,124 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Virgilijus Alekna is the 888th most popular athlete (down from 653rd in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 127th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Lithuanian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 888 out of 3,059. Before him are István Szondy, George Goulding, Janusz Sidło, Tamás Mendelényi, Ulrike Meyfarth, and Godfrey Rampling. After him are Victor Thibault, André Gaboriaud, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Arnie Robinson, György Kárpáti, and Hjalmar Johansson.
1925 - 2017
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 882
1884 - 1966
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 883
1933 - 1993
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 884
1936 - 1999
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 885
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 886
1909 - 2009
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 887
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 888
1867 - 1901
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 889
1895 - 1969
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 890
1929 - 2003
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 891
1948 - 2020
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 892
1935 - 2020
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 893
1874 - 1957
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 894
Among people born in 1972, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 213. Before him are Konstantin Khabensky, Markus Babbel, Carlos Ponce, Joe Hill, Rafał Trzaskowski, and Fabrice Santoro. After him are Eva Henger, Daniel Amokachi, Common, Werner Schlager, Craig Jones, and Mathias Énard.
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 207
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 208
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 209
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 210
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 211
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 212
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 213
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 214
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 215
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 216
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 217
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 218
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 219
Among people born in Lithuania, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 156 out of 287. Before him are Cornell Borchers (1925), Joe Slovo (1926), Valdemaras Chomičius (1959), Šarūnas Bartas (1964), Irena Degutienė (1949), and Steponas Kairys (1879). After him are Stepas Butautas (1925), Laurynas Stankevičius (1935), Isaak Kikoin (1908), Kęstutis Šapka (1949), Sigitas Geda (1943), and Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961).
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 150
1926 - 1995
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 151
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 152
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 153
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 154
1879 - 1964
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 155
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 156
1925 - 2001
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 157
1935 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 158
1908 - 1984
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 159
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 160
1943 - 2008
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 161
1961 - 2007
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 162
Among athletes born in Lithuania, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 3. Before him are Władysław Kozakiewicz (1953) and Władysław Komar (1940). After him are Kęstutis Šapka (1949), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Romas Ubartas (1960), Nijolė Sabaitė (1950), Darius Kasparaitis (1972), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), Lina Kačiušytė (1963), Robertas Žulpa (1960), and Austra Skujytė (1979).
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1
1940 - 1998
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 3
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 4
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 5
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 7
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 8
1958 - 2023
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 12