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Ada Kok

1947 - Today

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Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a Dutch former swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen, she took the European title in the 100 m butterfly in Leipzig. She was also part of the silver 4×100 m medley relay team. At the Tokyo Olympics two years later she finished second in both events. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ada Kok is the 112th most popular swimmer (up from 119th in 2019), the 811th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 949th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ada Kok ranks 112 out of 709. Before her are Matt Biondi, Ulrike Richter, Lynn Burke, László Szabados, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, and Gunnar Larsson. After her are Gilbert Bozon, Ginny Duenkel, Géza Kádas, Perry McGillivray, William Yorzyk, and Natalie Coughlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ada Kok ranks 616. Before her are Richard J. Evans, Timothy B. Schmit, André Heller, Laurent Pokou, Randhir Kapoor, and Franz West. After her are Peter Wilson, Theda Skocpol, Rustam Kazakov, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, Peter Chen, and Richard Palmer-James.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ada Kok ranks 811 out of 1,646. Before her are Dirk Coster (1889), Jan Flinterman (1919), Frans Andriessen (1929), Jan de Hartog (1914), Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), and Catharina Lodders (1942). After her are Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (1970), Jetze Doorman (1881), David Alexandre Winter (1943), John Heitinga (1983), Royston Drenthe (1987), and Bas van Fraassen (1941).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Ada Kok ranks 7. Before her are Rie Mastenbroek (1919), Willy den Ouden (1918), Gérard Blitz (1901), Marie Braun (1911), Nida Senff (1920), and Tini Wagner (1919). After her are Nel van Vliet (1926), Maria Vierdag (1905), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), Inge de Bruijn (1973), and Petra van Staveren (1966).

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