ATHLETE
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
1940 - Today

Anatoliy Bondarchuk
Anatoliy Pavlovych Bondarchuk (Ukrainian: Анатолій Павлович Бондарчук, born 31 May 1940) is a retired Ukrainian hammer thrower who competed for the Soviet Union. An Olympic gold medallist, he is also regarded as one of the most accomplished hammer throw coaches of all time. He is the author of a two-volume book Transfer of Training, which was translated from Russian to English by Michael Yessis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anatoliy Bondarchuk is the 138th most popular athlete (up from 145th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 138 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Garrett, Karl Staaf, Ferenc Mohácsi, Ralph Craig, Theagenes of Thasos, and John Ljunggren. After him are Viggo Jensen, Cy Young, Karl Hein, Jan Železný, Fred Kelly, and Hans Woellke.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Garrett
1875 - 1961
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 132
Karl Staaf
1881 - 1953
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 133
Ferenc Mohácsi
1929 - 2025
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 134
Ralph Craig
1889 - 1972
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 135
Theagenes of Thasos
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 136
John Ljunggren
1919 - 2000
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 137
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 138
Viggo Jensen
1874 - 1930
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 139
Cy Young
1928 - 2017
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 140
Karl Hein
1908 - 1982
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 141
Jan Železný
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 142
Fred Kelly
1891 - 1974
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 143
Hans Woellke
1911 - 1943
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 181. Before him are Dan Hedaya, José van Dam, Haing S. Ngor, Charles T. Kowal, Fouad Twal, and Natalia Makarova. After him are Michael Parks, Louis Pilot, John Grinder, Tony Sheridan, Dietmar Hopp, and Leonard Susskind.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsDan Hedaya
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 175
José van Dam
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 176
Haing S. Ngor
ACTOR
1940 - 1996
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 177
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 178
Fouad Twal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 179
Natalia Makarova
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 180
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 181
Michael Parks
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 182
Louis Pilot
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 183
John Grinder
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 184
Tony Sheridan
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 185
Dietmar Hopp
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 186
Leonard Susskind
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 187
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 359 out of 1,365. Before him are Tekla Juniewicz (1906), Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841), Ludwik Fleck (1896), Andrey Sheptytsky (1865), Felix Blumenfeld (1863), and Israel Zolli (1881). After him are Anna Sten (1908), Igor Sergeyev (1938), Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (1891), Elisabeth Bergner (1897), Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908), and Oleh Protasov (1964).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsTekla Juniewicz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2022
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 353
Mykhailo Drahomanov
PHILOSOPHER
1841 - 1895
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 354
Ludwik Fleck
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1961
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 355
Andrey Sheptytsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1944
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 356
Felix Blumenfeld
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 357
Israel Zolli
WRITER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 358
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 359
Anna Sten
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 360
Igor Sergeyev
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2006
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 361
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 362
Elisabeth Bergner
ACTOR
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 363
Yevgeny Vuchetich
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 364
Oleh Protasov
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 365
Among ATHLETES In Ukraine
Among athletes born in Ukraine, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 4. Before him are Tamara Press (1937), Volodymyr Holubnychy (1936), and Irina Press (1939). After him are Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (1938), Viktor Tsybulenko (1930), Vladimir Kuts (1927), Viorica Viscopoleanu (1939), Galina Chistyakova (1962), Faina Melnik (1945), Inessa Kravets (1966), and Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904).
Tamara Press
1937 - 2021
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 1
Volodymyr Holubnychy
1936 - 2021
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 2
Irina Press
1939 - 2004
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 3
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 4
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 5
Viktor Tsybulenko
1930 - 2013
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 6
Vladimir Kuts
1927 - 1975
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 7
Viorica Viscopoleanu
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 8
Galina Chistyakova
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 9
Faina Melnik
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 10
Inessa Kravets
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 11
Bobbie Rosenfeld
1904 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 12