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Nodar Kumaritashvili

1988 - 2010

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Nodar Kumaritashvili (Georgian: ნოდარ ქუმარიტაშვილი; pronounced [nodaɾ kʰumaɾitʼaʃʷili]; 25 November 1988 – 12 February 2010) was a Georgian luge athlete who suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on the day of the opening ceremony. He became the fourth athlete to die during preparations for a Winter Olympics, and the eighth athlete to die as a result of Olympic competition or during practice at their sport's venue at an Olympic Games. Kumaritashvili, who first began to participate in luge when he was 13, came from a family of seasoned lugers: his grandfather had introduced the sport to Soviet Georgia, and both his father and uncle had competed when they were younger, with his uncle later serving as the head of the Georgian Luge Federation. Kumaritashvili himself began competing in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Nodar Kumaritashvili is the 2,504th most popular athlete (up from 2,746th in 2024), the 284th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 288th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Georgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 2,504 out of 6,025. Before him are Susan Huggett, Nikolina Shtereva, Yuriy Kutsenko, Rodica Arba, Robert Felisiak, and Jos Lansink. After him are Stefan Mitrović, Werner von Moltke, Roberto Tozzi, Mack Robinson, Roland Wieser, and Valeria Răcilă.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 231. Before him are Takuya Komine, Micah Richards, Nadia Nadim, Blac Chyna, Marcel Kittel, and Robert Sheehan. After him are Cody Fern, Dmitry Muserskiy, Dakota Kai, Luo Yunxi, Mae Whitman, and Satoru Hayashi. Among people deceased in 2010, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 459. Before him are Nan Martin, Ravindra Kelekar, John Dankworth, Jimmy Dean, Kate McGarrigle, and Anna Samokhina. After him are Gil Merrick, Frank Fenner, Jacinto Villalba, William B. Saxbe, Rajeshwari Chatterjee, and Jim Fuchs.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 284 out of 406. Before him are Omari Tetradze (1969), Giorgi Ugulava (1975), Boris Kokorev (1959), Sopho Gelovani (1984), Giorgi Mamardashvili (2000), and Kakhaber Tskhadadze (1968). After him are Zaza Gogava (1971), Lisa Batiashvili (1979), Davit Bakradze (1972), Leila Meskhi (1968), Georgi Kinkladze (1973), and Lado Gurgenidze (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Georgia

Among athletes born in Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili ranks 10. Before him are Wang Yi (null), Givi Kartozia (1929), Nino Salukvadze (1969), Medea Jugeli (1925), Lasha Talakhadze (1993), and Boris Kokorev (1959). After him are Vladimer Aptsiauri (1962), Khatuna Narimanidze (1974), Giorgi Asanidze (1975), Zabit Samedov (1984), Ramaz Paliani (1973), and Varlam Liparteliani (1989).

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