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Virgilijus Alekna

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Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuanian pronunciation: [vʲɪrʲˈɡʲɪlʲɪjʊs ɐlʲɛkˈnɐ]; 13 February 1972) is a Lithuanian former discus thrower and politician. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds. After retiring from athletics, Alekna was elected to the national parliament, the Seimas, in 2016. He has three children – Martynas Alekna, the discus world record holder Mykolas Alekna, and Gabrielė Aleknaite. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Virgilijus Alekna is the 439th most popular athlete (down from 286th in 2024), the 114th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 105th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 439 out of 6,025. Before him are Ed Hamm, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Hallgeir Brenden, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Lyudmila Bragina, and Harri Larva. After him are Anatoly Khrapaty, Wolfgang Nordwig, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Luigi Carpaneda, Giancarlo Bergamini, and Afonso Costa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 121. Before him are Sofia Helin, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Özcan Deniz, Jonny Lee Miller, Victor Ponta, and Ari Behn. After him are Trine Dyrholm, Eli Roth, Brian Molko, Yuji Nakayoshi, Esther Duflo, and Gulnara Karimova.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 114 out of 328. Before him are Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas (1880), Inga Ruginienė (1981), Oskar Minkowski (1858), Laurynas Gucevičius (1753), Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930), and Algirdas Butkevičius (1958). After him are Romas Kalanta (1953), Yakov Smushkevich (1902), Jonas Staugaitis (1868), Osip Piatnitsky (1882), Władysław Kozakiewicz (1953), and Maironis (1862).

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Among ATHLETES In Lithuania

Among athletes born in Lithuania, Virgilijus Alekna ranks 1. After him are Władysław Kozakiewicz (1953), Władysław Komar (1940), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), Romas Ubartas (1960), Kęstutis Šapka (1949), Robertas Žulpa (1960), Žydrūnas Savickas (1975), Nijolė Sabaitė (1950), Darius Kasparaitis (1972), and Lina Kačiušytė (1963).

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