ATHLETE
Jacek Wszoła
1956 - Today

Jacek Wszoła
Jacek Roman Wszoła (born 30 December 1956 in Warsaw, Poland) is a retired Polish high jumper best known for winning gold and silver medals at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics respectively. Wszoła is also a one-time world record holder with the result of 2.35 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacek Wszoła is the 1,954th most popular athlete (down from 1,453rd in 2019), the 1,214th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,177th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Polish Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jacek Wszoła ranks 1,954 out of 6,025. Before him are Johannes Terwogt, Ghiță Licu, Ronald Lopatni, Cyril Slater, Clarence Oldfield, and Marga Petersen. After him are Yelena Petushkova, Steve Prefontaine, Jozef Pribilinec, Stefan Holm, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, and August Rodenberg.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohannes Terwogt
1878 - 1977
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 1,948
Ghiță Licu
1945 - 2014
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 1,949
Ronald Lopatni
1944 - 2022
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1,950
Cyril Slater
1896 - 1969
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1,951
Clarence Oldfield
1899 - 1981
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1,952
Marga Petersen
1919 - 2002
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1,953
Jacek Wszoła
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 1,954
Yelena Petushkova
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 1,955
Steve Prefontaine
1951 - 1975
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 1,956
Jozef Pribilinec
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 1,957
Stefan Holm
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 1,958
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek
1939 - 2022
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 1,959
August Rodenberg
1873 - 1933
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,960
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Jacek Wszoła ranks 478. Before him are Andrew Lesnie, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Mike Godwin, Sofia Corban, Carol V. Robinson, and Karel Jarolím. After him are Dean Butler, Steve Archibald, Catherine Corsini, Miloš Šestić, Noga Alon, and Juliet Stevenson.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsAndrew Lesnie
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2015
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 472
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 473
Mike Godwin
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 474
Sofia Corban
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 475
Carol V. Robinson
CHEMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 476
Karel Jarolím
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 477
Jacek Wszoła
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 478
Dean Butler
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 479
Steve Archibald
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 480
Catherine Corsini
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 481
Miloš Šestić
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 482
Noga Alon
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 483
Juliet Stevenson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 484
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jacek Wszoła ranks 1,214 out of 1,694. Before him are Tomasz Kuszczak (1982), Maksymilian Gierymski (1846), Leszek Drogosz (1933), Bogumił Kobiela (1931), Józef Kałuża (1896), and Sergey Lebedev (1874). After him are Salomon Bochner (1899), George E. Stone (1903), Henryk Wieczorek (1949), Kazimierz Lipień (1949), Jan de Weryha-Wysoczański (1950), and Wojciech Fortuna (1952).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsTomasz Kuszczak
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,208
Maksymilian Gierymski
PAINTER
1846 - 1874
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,209
Leszek Drogosz
ACTOR
1933 - 2012
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 1,210
Bogumił Kobiela
ACTOR
1931 - 1969
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 1,211
Józef Kałuża
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1944
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 1,212
Sergey Lebedev
CHEMIST
1874 - 1934
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1,213
Jacek Wszoła
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 1,214
Salomon Bochner
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 1,215
George E. Stone
ACTOR
1903 - 1967
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,216
Henryk Wieczorek
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,217
Kazimierz Lipień
WRESTLER
1949 - 2005
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 1,218
Jan de Weryha-Wysoczański
SCULPTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 1,219
Wojciech Fortuna
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 1,220
Among ATHLETES In Poland
Among athletes born in Poland, Jacek Wszoła ranks 43. Before him are Jerzy Kaczmarek (1948), Tadeusz Rut (1931), Zygmunt Chychła (1926), Meinhard Nehmer (1941), Józef Zapędzki (1929), and Teodor Kocerka (1927). After him are Arkadiusz Godel (1952), Bronisław Malinowski (1951), Marek Dąbrowski (1949), Jan Kowalczyk (1941), Barbara Sobotta (1936), and Marian Dudziak (1941).
Jerzy Kaczmarek
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 37
Tadeusz Rut
1931 - 2002
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 38
Zygmunt Chychła
1926 - 2009
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 39
Meinhard Nehmer
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 40
Józef Zapędzki
1929 - 2022
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 41
Teodor Kocerka
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 42
Jacek Wszoła
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 43
Arkadiusz Godel
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 44
Bronisław Malinowski
1951 - 1981
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 45
Marek Dąbrowski
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 46
Jan Kowalczyk
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 47
Barbara Sobotta
1936 - 2000
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 48
Marian Dudziak
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 49