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Adam Peaty

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Adam George Peaty (born 28 December 1994) is an English competitive swimmer who specialises in the sprint breaststroke events. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first by a male British swimmer in 24 years, and retained the title at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, the first British swimmer ever to retain an Olympic title. He is also an eight-time World Champion, a sixteen-time European Champion and a four-time Commonwealth Champion. Between the years 2014 and 2020, Peaty achieved complete dominance in the 100 metre breaststroke in long-course major championships, and almost complete dominance of the 50 metre breaststroke, with only Cameron van der Burgh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Peaty is the 395th most popular swimmer (down from 335th in 2019), the 7,491st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,149th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Adam Peaty ranks 395 out of 709. Before him are Noè Ponti, Poliana Okimoto, Jeff Rouse, Chad le Clos, Luca Marin, and Jiao Liuyang. After him are Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, Sharon van Rouwendaal, and Kieren Perkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Adam Peaty ranks 504. Before him are Ibrahima Mbaye, Gor Minasyan, Wallace, Patimat Abakarova, Lauv, and Wallace Oliveira. After him are Thomas Foket, Krisztián Tóth, Jüri Pootsmann, Phil Bauhaus, Misael Rodríguez, and Dominik Koepfer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adam Peaty ranks 7,493 out of 8,785. Before him are Craig Gordon (1982), Shane Williams (1977), Troy Deeney (1988), Alex Clare (1985), Patrick Wolf (1983), and Matt Langridge (1983). After him are James Bay (1990), Katie Boulter (1996), Kit Connor (2004), Emma Hayes (1976), Darron Gibson (1987), and Willie Miller (1955).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Adam Peaty ranks 17. Before him are Annie Speirs (1889), Hilda James (1904), Judy Grinham (1939), Anita Lonsbrough (1941), Ben Proud (1994), and Tom Dean (2000). After him are Spyridon Gianniotis (1980), Duncan Goodhew (1957), David Davies (1985), Mark Foster (1970), Gemma Spofforth (1987), and Liam Tancock (1985).

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