Is 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' a problem? Have you seen anyone try to attack someone else's achievements?

I was one of my schools best looking and I won a lot of sports related stuff. I felt if you gave certain people an inch they'd use all their power against you. It absolutely existed back then. My ex ripped off my picture on a university wall. Some losers from high school kept trying to go out with my exes and harassing them and they got upset enough to tell me about it.. people can be really weird and horrible