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Lidia Șimon
1973 - Today

Lidia Șimon
Lidia Slăvuțeanu-Șimon (born 4 September 1973) is a Romanian long-distance runner. She competed in the Olympic marathon five times (1996–2012), winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. She is also a former marathon world champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Lidia Șimon is the 4,255th most popular athlete (down from 3,487th in 2024), the 785th most popular biography from Romania (down from 701st in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Romanian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Lidia Șimon ranks 4,258 out of 6,025. Before her are Theresa Zabell, Wang Zhen, Libor Charfreitag, Sergei Bulygin, Carlos Mercenario, Igor Hinić, Philipp Schoch, Ainārs Kovals, and Ejegayehu Dibaba. After her are Johannes Vetter, Uta Rohländer, and Hans-Peter Steinacher.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTheresa Zabell
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 4,249
Wang Zhen
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 4,250
Libor Charfreitag
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,251
Sergei Bulygin
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,252
Carlos Mercenario
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,253
Igor Hinić
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,254
Philipp Schoch
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 4,255
Ainārs Kovals
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 4,256
Ejegayehu Dibaba
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 4,257
Lidia Șimon
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 4,258
Johannes Vetter
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 4,259
Uta Rohländer
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 4,260
Hans-Peter Steinacher
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 4,261
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Lidia Șimon ranks 983. Before her are Lyubov Bruletova, Alyson Annan, Alexandra Fusai, Michael Hollick, François de Rugy, and Daz Dillinger. After her are Donna Lewis, Prabhu Deva, Jérôme Golmard, Goran Bunjevčević, Dagur Sigurðsson, and Julia Matijass.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsLyubov Bruletova
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 977
Alyson Annan
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 978
Alexandra Fusai
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 979
Michael Hollick
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 980
François de Rugy
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 981
Daz Dillinger
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 982
Lidia Șimon
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 983
Donna Lewis
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 984
Prabhu Deva
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 985
Jérôme Golmard
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - 2017
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 986
Goran Bunjevčević
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - 2018
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 987
Dagur Sigurðsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 988
Julia Matijass
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 989
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Lidia Șimon ranks 786 out of 844. Before her are Ovidiu Burcă (1980), Marian Drăgulescu (1980), Victoria Lepădatu (1971), Lucian Marinescu (1972), Diana Mocanu (1984), Bernadette Szőcs (1995), and Costi Ioniță (1978). After her are Andreea Răducan (1983), Mihai Covaliu (1977), Aurica Bărăscu (1974), Florin Popescu (1974), and Mihaela Buzărnescu (1988).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsOvidiu Burcă
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 779
Marian Drăgulescu
GYMNAST
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 780
Victoria Lepădatu
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 781
Lucian Marinescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 782
Diana Mocanu
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 783
Bernadette Szőcs
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 784
Costi Ioniță
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 785
Lidia Șimon
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 786
Andreea Răducan
GYMNAST
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 787
Mihai Covaliu
FENCER
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 788
Aurica Bărăscu
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 789
Florin Popescu
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 790
Mihaela Buzărnescu
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 791
Among ATHLETES In Romania
Among athletes born in Romania, Lidia Șimon ranks 103. Before her are Maria Magdalena Dumitrache (1977), Ioan Șnep (1966), Oana Pantelimon (1972), Marian Simion (1975), Simona Richter (1972), Ioan Grigoraș (1963), and Victoria Lepădatu (1971). After her are Aurica Bărăscu (1974), Florin Popescu (1974), Rodica Mateescu (1971), Ioana Rotaru (1984), and Roxana Cogianu (1986).
Maria Magdalena Dumitrache
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 96
Ioan Șnep
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 97
Oana Pantelimon
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 98
Marian Simion
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 99
Simona Richter
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 100
Ioan Grigoraș
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 101
Victoria Lepădatu
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 102
Lidia Șimon
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 103
Aurica Bărăscu
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 104
Florin Popescu
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 105
Rodica Mateescu
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 106
Ioana Rotaru
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 107
Roxana Cogianu
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 108













































