The Most Famous
HANDBALL PLAYERS from Latvia
This page contains a list of the greatest Latvian Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 3 of which were born in Latvia. This makes Latvia the birth place of the 29th most number of Handball Players behind Switzerland, and Kyrgyzstan.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Latvian Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Latvian Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Dainis Krištopāns (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 42.60, Dainis Krištopāns is the most famous Latvian Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Dainis Krištopāns (born 27 September 1990) is a Latvian professional handball player for MT Melsungen and the Latvian national team. He is one of the tallest handball players in the world with 215 cm. His weight is 135 kg. He represented Latvia at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. This was Latvias first ever appearance at a major international tournament. They finished 24th out of 24 teams.
2. Alexander Petersson (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 42.42, Alexander Petersson is the 2nd most famous Latvian Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Alexander Petersson (Latvian: Aleksandrs Pētersons; born 2 July 1980) is a Latvian-born Icelandic former handball player. He was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2005 to 2021, appearing in 186 games. Before that he played for the Latvian national team. Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2010 by the Icelandic Sport Press Association. He is of Latvian and Baltic German origin.
3. Renārs Uščins (b. 2002)
With an HPI of 29.84, Renārs Uščins is the 3rd most famous Latvian Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Renārs "Recke" Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Latvian handball players born between 1980 and 2002. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Latvian handball players include Dainis Krištopāns, Alexander Petersson, and Renārs Uščins. As of April 2024, 1 new Latvian handball players have been added to Pantheon including Renārs Uščins.
Living Latvian Handball Players
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Dainis Krištopāns
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Alexander Petersson
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Renārs Uščins
2002 - Present
HPI: 29.84
