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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Van Dyken is the 397th most popular swimmer (down from 392nd in 2019), the 17,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,797th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Amy Van Dyken ranks 397 out of 709. Before her are Jeff Rouse, Chad le Clos, Luca Marin, Jiao Liuyang, Adam Peaty, and Zsuzsanna Jakabos. After her are Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, Sharon van Rouwendaal, Kieren Perkins, Cameron van der Burgh, and Wang Shun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Amy Van Dyken ranks 1,024. Before her are Rory Stewart, Matilda Ernkrans, Brian Rafalski, Bun B, Adriana Carmona, and Naoki Hiraoka. After her are Ray LaMontagne, Alex Sandro Santana de Oliveira, Rodrigo Cordero, Tony Hsieh, Kieren Perkins, and Makoto Kakegawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Van Dyken ranks 17,948 out of 20,380. Before her are Jhené Aiko (1988), Jeanette Bolden (1960), Richard Carrier (1969), Jake Tapper (1969), Johnny Spillane (1980), and Rudy Gay (1986). After her are Mookie Blaylock (1967), Gillian Welch (1967), Ray LaMontagne (1973), Ryan Howard (1979), Glenn Eller (1982), and Ross Thomas (1981).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Amy Van Dyken ranks 133. Before her are Rowdy Gaines (1959), Brendan Hansen (1981), 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), Melvin Stewart (1968), and Nelson Diebel (1970).

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