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Cristina Neagu

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Cristina Georgiana Neagu (Romanian pronunciation: [krisˈtina ˈne̯aɡu]; born 26 August 1988) is a Romanian former professional handballer. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Neagu is the only female handball player in history to win four IHF World Player of the Year awards (in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018). She also won the EHF Player of the Year award in 2017 and 2018 (a record). She has been selected to the All-EHF Champions League All-Star Team seven times (2015–18 and 2020–22). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Cristina Neagu is the 117th most popular handball player (down from 93rd in 2024), the 651st most popular biography from Romania (down from 573rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Romanian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Cristina Neagu ranks 117 out of 420. Before her are Boris Jarak, Mia Hermansson-Högdahl, Raúl Entrerríos, Kang Jae-won, Alvaro Načinović, and Filip Jícha. After her are Katarina Bulatović, Andreas Palicka, Venio Losert, Uroš Zorman, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren, and Vincent Gérard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Cristina Neagu ranks 348. Before her are Takayuki Morimoto, Daniel Caligiuri, Krste Velkoski, Albert Ramos Viñolas, Charlie Carver, and Ravindra Jadeja. After her are Ismaïl Aissati, Natsumi Hara, Clayton Kershaw, Aka Akasaka, Lucas Bravo, and Alexander Koch.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristina Neagu ranks 651 out of 844. Before her are Mihaela Stănuleț (1967), Dan Stanca (1956), Tecla Marinescu (1960), Liviu Ciobotariu (1971), Gheorghe Mihali (1965), and Cătălin Hîldan (1976). After her are Mihaela Melinte (1975), Corina Crețu (1967), Anamaria Vartolomei (1999), Sorin Babii (1963), Ruxandra Dragomir (1972), and Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (1967).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Romania

Among handball players born in Romania, Cristina Neagu ranks 7. Before her are Gheorghe Gruia (1940), Ștefan Birtalan (1948), Cristian Gațu (1945), Radu Voina (1950), Gheorghe Dogărescu (1960), and Marian Cozma (1982). After her are Mihaela Ciobanu (1973), Gabriella Szűcs (1984), and Komail Mahfoodh (1992).

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