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Luka Špik

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Luka Špik (born 9 February 1979 in Kranj, SR Slovenia) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2005 World Championship, he won gold in the Double Sculls event together with Iztok Čop and silver in the Quadruple Sculls with Iztok Čop, Matej Prelog and Davor Mizerit. He also won the 2007 World Championships in M2X. Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and also the gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia. Špik and Čop were the favourites to repeat the victory in men's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but finished in silver medal position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Luka Špik is the 4,526th most popular athlete (down from 4,200th in 2024), the 277th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 274th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Slovene Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Luka Špik ranks 4,526 out of 6,025. Before him are Tadesse Abraham, Thomas Röhler, Alvin Harrison, Ivan Heshko, Yumiko Shige, and Vera Ilyina. After him are Helen Morgan, Nicola Spirig, Ondřej Moravec, Chae Ji-hoon, Silvia Manrique, and Vanessa Fernandes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Luka Špik ranks 1,013. Before him are Daniel Montenegro, Virginie Dedieu, Toifilou Maoulida, Rógvi Jacobsen, Paulo Magino, and Ivan Heshko. After him are Juan Pablo Di Pace, Yasunori Takada, Jake Tsakalidis, Urijah Faber, Ricardo Rosselló, and Sergey Novikov.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Luka Špik ranks 277 out of 340. Before him are Andraž Vehovar (1972), Jan Polanc (1992), Žan Kranjec (1992), Andreja Klepač (1986), Raša Sraka (1979), and Katarina Kresal (1973). After him are Anže Logar (1976), Cene Prevc (1996), Peter Mankoč (1978), Tina Šutej (1988), Jaka Bijol (1999), and Žan Košir (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Slovenia

Among athletes born in Slovenia, Luka Špik ranks 20. Before him are David Robertson (null), Andreja Mali (1977), Giovanni Cernogoraz (1982), Sašo Mirjanič (1968), Klemen Bauer (1986), and Andraž Vehovar (1972). After him are Tina Šutej (1988), Francisco Santos (null), Matic Osovnikar (1980), Kristjan Čeh (1999), Sonja Roman (1979), and Benjamin Savšek (1987).

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