ATHLETE

Velimir Valenta

1929 - 2004

Photo of Velimir Valenta

Icon of person Velimir Valenta

Velimir Valenta (21 April 1929 – 27 November 2004) was a Yugoslav/Croatian rower who won a gold medal in the coxless four event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Velimir Valenta is the 1,224th most popular athlete (up from 1,346th in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 355th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Croatian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Velimir Valenta by language

Loading...

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Velimir Valenta ranks 1,224 out of 6,025. Before him are Irmgard Praetz, Charles Mathiesen, Trine Hattestad, Albert Zürner, Britt Strandberg, and Paul Winter. After him are Kurt Behrens, Donald Johnston, Gottfried Diener, Klaus Beer, Vincenzo Cuccia, and Catherine Hardy Lavender.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Velimir Valenta ranks 412. Before him are Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Elizabeth Spriggs, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Mateja Matevski, Nathalia Timberg, and Audun Boysen. After him are Frans Andriessen, Acker Bilk, Lode Wouters, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Daphne Hasenjäger, and Michael D. Coe. Among people deceased in 2004, Velimir Valenta ranks 256. Before him are Kamisese Mara, Michel Colombier, Gunder Hägg, Mykola Rudenko, Thea Beckman, and Carl Anderson. After him are Inge Meysel, Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, George Hunter, Laurance Rockefeller, Alan Brown, and Lennart Strand.

Others Born in 1929

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2004

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Velimir Valenta ranks 318 out of 700. Before him are Rossana Rossanda (1924), Domagoj Vida (1989), Mladen Ramljak (1945), Petar Trifunović (1910), Aleksandar Kozlina (1938), and Slaven Zambata (1940). After him are Zlatko Tomčić (1945), Ivo Karlović (1979), Darko Rundek (1956), Neven Mimica (1953), Jadranko Prlić (1959), and Helen of Zadar (null).

Others born in Croatia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Croatia

Among athletes born in Croatia, Velimir Valenta ranks 11. Before him are Milan Nenadić (1943), Ivan Gubijan (1923), Ivo Trumbić (1935), Ottavio Missoni (1921), Mate Trojanović (1930), and Luciano Sušanj (1948). After him are Abdon Pamich (1933), Antony (null), Jakov Fak (1987), Petar Šegvić (1930), Miroslav Poljak (1944), and Karlo Stipanić (1941).

Croatian born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous