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Nikola Girke

1977 - Today

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Nikola Girke (born December 30, 1977, in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian sailor and a five-time Olympian. She is amongst only a few elite athletes who have made the transition from one sport to another and has achieved a top 10 in the world across three different sport disciplines. She finished 13th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 470, then switched to RSX windsurfing and placed 17th at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 10th in the RS:X. Girke was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as part of the Nacra 17 with Luke Ramsay. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 3 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikola Girke is the 12,729th most popular athlete (down from 11,096th in 2024), the 2,173rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,860th in 2019) and the 410th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1977, Nikola Girke ranks 1,501. Before her are Dean Macey, Geoff Ogilvy, Brad Haddin, Ankita Sharma, Sinead Diver, and Felice Chow. After her are T. J. Holmes, Rodrigo Torres, Kamil Papoušek, and Eleanor Bezzina.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Nikola Girke ranks 2,179 out of 1,622. Before her are Fernando Luna (null), Filipe Gomes (null), Lachlan Edwards (null), Victoria Hudson (null), Jessica Gaudreault (1994), and Regan Yee (1995). After her are Connor Fitzpatrick (1998), Madeleine Kelly (1995), Andrew Coe (1996), Bailey Andison (1997), Colleen Loach (1983), and Gabe Mastromatteo (2002).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Nikola Girke ranks 415. Before her are Victoria Hudson (null), Filipe Gomes (null), Erica Sullivan (null), Lachlan Edwards (null), Jessica Gaudreault (1994), and Regan Yee (1995). After her are Connor Fitzpatrick (1998), Madeleine Kelly (1995), Andrew Coe (1996), Colleen Loach (1983), Kelleigh Ryan (1987), and Nicholas Matveev (1997).

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