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Alexander Popov

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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Попо́в, born 16 November 1971), better known as Alexander Popov, is a Russian former swimmer. Widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history, Popov won gold in the 50-metre and 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Olympics and repeated the feat at the 1996 Olympics, and is the only male in Olympic games history to defend both titles. He held the world record in the 50 m for eight years, and the 100 m for six. In 2003, aged 31, he won 50 m and 100 m gold at the 2003 World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Popov is the 144th most popular swimmer (down from 43rd in 2019), the 2,230th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,796th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Alexander Popov ranks 144 out of 709. Before him are György Mitró, Cecil Healy, Warren Kealoha, Clare Dennis, Carl Robie, and Fernand Feyaerts. After him are Jennie Fletcher, Harold Hardwick, Jeannette Campbell, Sharon Stouder, Jim Montgomery, and Eleanor Garatti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Alexander Popov ranks 275. Before him are Derrick Green, Kiyonobu Okajima, Brad Falchuk, Ismael Urzaiz, Yoo Sang-chul, and Mark Henry. After him are Andriy Parubiy, Method Man, Kevin Randleman, Kid Rock, Eric Stonestreet, and Andrus Veerpalu.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Popov ranks 2,230 out of 3,761. Before him are Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (1907), Vladislav Krapivin (1938), Vissarion (1961), Ellina Zvereva (1960), Yury Usachov (1957), and Lyudmila Shishova (1940). After him are Boris Mayorov (1938), Andrei Fayt (1903), Algis Budrys (1931), Yakov Polonsky (1819), Alexey Gribov (1902), and Andrei Okounkov (1969).

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Among SWIMMERS In Russia

Among swimmers born in Russia, Alexander Popov ranks 3. Before him are Oscar Grégoire (1877), and Vladimir Salnikov (1960). After him are Nikolai Pankin (1949), Igor Polyansky (1967), Denis Pankratov (1974), Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Anastasia Davydova (1983), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), Arkady Vyatchanin (1984), and Svetlana Romashina (1989).

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