ATHLETE
Valentina Nikonova
1952 - Today

Valentina Nikonova
Valentina Nikonova (Russian: Валентина Геннадьевна Никонова; born 5 March 1952) is a Soviet fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentina Nikonova is the 2,272nd most popular athlete (up from 2,359th in 2019), the 2,504th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,600th in 2019) and the 117th most popular Russian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Valentina Nikonova ranks 2,272 out of 6,025. Before her are Katrin Krabbe, Lesley Ashburner, Spyridon Belokas, Pertti Purhonen, Rod Milburn, and Rainer Schmidt. After her are Aldo Ghira, Arto Härkönen, Edward Ferry, Sven Fischer, Jack Pierce, and Toimi Pitkänen.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKatrin Krabbe
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 2,266
Lesley Ashburner
1883 - 1950
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,267
Spyridon Belokas
1878 - 2000
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,268
Pertti Purhonen
1942 - 2011
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,269
Rod Milburn
1950 - 1997
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,270
Rainer Schmidt
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,271
Valentina Nikonova
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,272
Aldo Ghira
1920 - 1991
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,273
Arto Härkönen
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,274
Edward Ferry
1941 - 2023
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,275
Sven Fischer
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 2,276
Jack Pierce
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 2,277
Toimi Pitkänen
1928 - 2016
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 2,278
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Valentina Nikonova ranks 644. Before her are Tatyana Goyshchik, John Hiatt, Marcella Detroit, Juice Newton, Guillermo La Rosa, and Alice Hoffman. After her are Rudolf Kargus, Heiner Brand, Raúl González, Anastase Murekezi, Sugata Mitra, and Jack Wild.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsTatyana Goyshchik
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 638
John Hiatt
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 639
Marcella Detroit
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 640
Juice Newton
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 641
Guillermo La Rosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 642
Alice Hoffman
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 643
Valentina Nikonova
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 644
Rudolf Kargus
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 645
Heiner Brand
HANDBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 646
Raúl González
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 647
Anastase Murekezi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 648
Sugata Mitra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 649
Jack Wild
ACTOR
1952 - 2006
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 650
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valentina Nikonova ranks 2,504 out of 3,761. Before her are Vasily Struve (1889), Andrei Lankov (1963), Ksenia Sobchak (1981), Ruslan Gelayev (1964), Svetlana Khodchenkova (1983), and Sergei Puskepalis (1966). After her are Yevgeni Babich (1921), Renata Litvinova (1967), Sergei Treshchov (1958), Oleg Kopayev (1937), Ivan Udodov (1924), and Vladimir Dezhurov (1962).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsVasily Struve
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,498
Andrei Lankov
HISTORIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,499
Ksenia Sobchak
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,500
Ruslan Gelayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - 2004
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,501
Svetlana Khodchenkova
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 2,502
Sergei Puskepalis
ACTOR
1966 - 2022
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,503
Valentina Nikonova
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,504
Yevgeni Babich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1921 - 1972
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,505
Renata Litvinova
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 2,506
Sergei Treshchov
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 2,507
Oleg Kopayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2,508
Ivan Udodov
ATHLETE
1924 - 1981
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 2,509
Vladimir Dezhurov
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 2,510
Among ATHLETES In Russia
Among athletes born in Russia, Valentina Nikonova ranks 117. Before her are Viktor Rashchupkin (1950), Svetlana Masterkova (1968), Tatyana Lebedeva (1976), Fyodor Simashev (1945), Yelizaveta Bagryantseva (1929), and Serhiy Novikov (1949). After her are Ivan Udodov (1924), Anfisa Reztsova (1964), Yelena Slesarenko (1982), Yekaterina Fesenko (1958), Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (1978), and Natalya Lebedeva (1949).
Viktor Rashchupkin
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 111
Svetlana Masterkova
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 112
Tatyana Lebedeva
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 113
Fyodor Simashev
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 114
Yelizaveta Bagryantseva
1929 - 1996
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 115
Serhiy Novikov
1949 - 2021
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 116
Valentina Nikonova
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 117
Ivan Udodov
1924 - 1981
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 118
Anfisa Reztsova
1964 - 2023
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 119
Yelena Slesarenko
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 120
Yekaterina Fesenko
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 121
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 122
Natalya Lebedeva
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 123