HANDBALL PLAYER
Valery Gopin
1964 - Today

Valery Gopin
Valery Pavlovich Gopin (Russian: Валерий Павлович Гопин, born 8 May 1964) is a Russian handball player. He became Olympic champion in 1988 with the Soviet Union national handball team, and in 1992 with the Unified Team. He became European champion with the Russia national handball team in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Valery Gopin is the 161st most popular handball player (down from 114th in 2024), the 3,028th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,799th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Handball Player.
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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS
Among handball players, Valery Gopin ranks 162 out of 420. Before him are Isabelle Haak, Natalya Morskova, Davor Dominiković, Erik Hajas, Bruno Gudelj, Ivan Čupić, and Mirko Alilović. After him are Kari Mette Johansen, Daouda Karaboué, Jovanka Radičević, Zhai Chao, and Lene Rantala.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsabelle Haak
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 155
Natalya Morskova
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 156
Davor Dominiković
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 157
Erik Hajas
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 158
Bruno Gudelj
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 159
Ivan Čupić
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 160
Mirko Alilović
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 161
Valery Gopin
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 162
Kari Mette Johansen
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 163
Daouda Karaboué
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 164
Jovanka Radičević
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 165
Zhai Chao
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 166
Lene Rantala
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 167
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Valery Gopin ranks 981. Before him are Kevin Jackson, Yelena Ruzina, Yochai Benkler, Carolyn Waldo, Patrice Bailly-Salins, and Arne Duncan. After him are Luíz Antônio dos Santos, Norman Bellingham, Rozalia Husti, Ma Xiangjun, Scott Stevens, and Menno Oosting.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsKevin Jackson
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 975
Yelena Ruzina
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 976
Yochai Benkler
ECONOMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 977
Carolyn Waldo
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 978
Patrice Bailly-Salins
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 979
Arne Duncan
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 980
Valery Gopin
HANDBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 981
Luíz Antônio dos Santos
ATHLETE
1964 - 2021
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 982
Norman Bellingham
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 983
Rozalia Husti
FENCER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 984
Ma Xiangjun
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 985
Scott Stevens
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 986
Menno Oosting
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - 1999
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 987
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valery Gopin ranks 3,028 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergey Kovalev (1983), Vadim Milov (1972), Vera Dushevina (1986), Olga Skabeyeva (1984), Katya Lel (1974), and Yuliya Chepalova (1976). After him are Oxxxymiron (1985), Mavlet Batirov (1983), Rustem Dautov (1965), Sergey Ryzhikov (1974), Dmitry Nelyubin (1971), and Maimuna (1980).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSergey Kovalev
BOXER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 3,022
Vadim Milov
CHESS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 3,023
Vera Dushevina
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 3,024
Olga Skabeyeva
JOURNALIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 3,025
Katya Lel
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 3,026
Yuliya Chepalova
SKIER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 3,027
Valery Gopin
HANDBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 3,028
Oxxxymiron
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 3,029
Mavlet Batirov
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 3,030
Rustem Dautov
CHESS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 3,031
Sergey Ryzhikov
ASTRONAUT
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 3,032
Dmitry Nelyubin
CYCLIST
1971 - 2005
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 3,033
Maimuna
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 3,034
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Russia
Among handball players born in Russia, Valery Gopin ranks 5. Before him are Andrey Lavrov (1962), Vasily Kudinov (1969), Sergey Pogorelov (1974), and Natalya Morskova (1966). After him are Eduard Koksharov (1975), Dmitri Torgovanov (1974), Denis Krivoshlykov (1971), Timur Dibirov (1983), Anna Vyakhireva (1995), Lyudmila Postnova (1984), and Oleg Kuleshov (1974).
Andrey Lavrov
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1
Vasily Kudinov
1969 - 2017
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 2
Sergey Pogorelov
1974 - 2019
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 3
Natalya Morskova
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4
Valery Gopin
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 5
Eduard Koksharov
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 6
Dmitri Torgovanov
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 7
Denis Krivoshlykov
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 8
Timur Dibirov
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 9
Anna Vyakhireva
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 10
Lyudmila Postnova
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 11
Oleg Kuleshov
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 12














































