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Amy Van Dyken

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Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen (born February 15, 1973) is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay. Van Dyken had severe asthma throughout her childhood and into adulthood. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Amy Van Dyken is the 426th most popular swimmer (down from 394th in 2024), the 18,421st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,793rd in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Amy Van Dyken ranks 426 out of 709. Before her are Chad le Clos, Luca Marin, Jiao Liuyang, Adam Peaty, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, and Giorgio Lamberti. After her are Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, Sharon van Rouwendaal, David Meca, Kieren Perkins, and Cameron van der Burgh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Amy Van Dyken ranks 1,183. Before her are Bun B, Adriana Carmona, Nagore Gabellanes, Wang Xiaozhu, Alejandra García, and Naoki Hiraoka. After her are Ray LaMontagne, Alex Sandro Santana de Oliveira, Rodrigo Cordero, Tony Hsieh, György Dragomán, and Kieren Perkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Van Dyken ranks 18,429 out of 20,380. Before her are Pete Mickeal (1978), Jeanette Bolden (1960), Richard Carrier (1969), Jake Tapper (1969), Johnny Spillane (1980), and Rudy Gay (1986). After her are Mookie Blaylock (1967), Scott Kalvert (1964), Bodhi Elfman (1969), Gillian Welch (1967), Ray LaMontagne (1973), and Ryan Howard (1979).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Amy Van Dyken ranks 136. Before her are Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (1970), Chris Jacobs (1964), Steve Lundquist (1961), Ian Crocker (1982), Jessica Hardy (1987), and Jeff Rouse (1970). After her are Theresa Andrews (1962), Kelsi Dahlia (1994), Jenna Johnson (1967), Tom Malchow (1976), Brad Bridgewater (1973), and Melvin Stewart (1968).

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