1964 - Today
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Smirnov (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Смирно́в; born 7 March 1964) is a Kazakh former cross-country skier of Russian descent who raced from the 1982 until 1991 for the USSR and, later, for Kazakhstan. He is the first Olympic champion from independent Kazakhstan and the most decorated Olympian in history of Kazakhstan. He is also a vice president of the International Biathlon Union. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Smirnov has received more than 17,581 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Vladimir Smirnov is the 68th most popular skier (down from 44th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Kazakhstani Skier.
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Among skiers, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 68 out of 541. Before him are Jens Weißflog, Egon Zimmermann, Antti Hyvärinen, Janica Kostelić, Nils Östensson, and Elis Wiklund. After him are Stefania Belmondo, Torgeir Brandtzæg, Andreas Wenzel, Madeleine Berthod, Piero Gros, and Inger Aufles.
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 62
1939 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 63
1932 - 2000
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 64
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 65
1918 - 1949
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 66
1909 - 1982
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 67
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 68
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 69
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 70
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 71
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 72
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 73
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 74
Among people born in 1964, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 227. Before him are Kim Jee-woon, Evan Stone, Garret Dillahunt, Guru Josh, Vladislav Surkov, and Maynard James Keenan. After him are Albert Dupontel, Nicole, Linus Roache, Luciano Floridi, Megumi Yokota, and Vyacheslav Volodin.
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 221
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 222
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 223
1964 - 2015
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 224
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 225
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 226
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 227
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 228
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 229
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 230
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 231
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 232
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 233
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 51 out of 154. Before him are Akhmed Zakayev (1959), Alexander Vinokourov (1973), Alexander Volkov (1891), Dimash Kudaibergen (1994), Sergei Lukyanenko (1968), and Oleg Bryjak (1960). After him are Aleksandr Viktorenko (1947), Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (1951), Alexander Kazantsev (1906), Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947), Ruslan Aushev (1954), and Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (1944).
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 45
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 46
1891 - 1977
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 47
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 48
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 49
1960 - 2015
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 50
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 51
1947 - 2023
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 52
1951 - 2020
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 53
1906 - 2002
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 54
1947 - 2015
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 55
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 56
1944 - 2022
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 57
Among skiers born in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 1. After him are Zinaida Amosova (1950), Nikolay Chebotko (1982), Alexey Poltoranin (1987), and Yuliya Galysheva (1992).
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 1
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 2
1982 - 2021
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 3
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 4
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.17
Rank: 5