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Anthony Ervin

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Anthony Lee Ervin (born May 26, 1981) is an American competitive swimmer who has won four Olympic medals and two World Championship golds. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle, and earned a silver medal as a member of the second-place United States relay team in the 4×100-meter freestyle event. He was the second swimmer of African descent, after Anthony Nesty of Suriname, to win an individual gold medal in Olympic swimming. He is the first United States citizen of African descent to earn a gold medal in an individual Olympic swimming event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Anthony Ervin is the 333rd most popular swimmer (up from 343rd in 2024), the 16,728th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,183rd in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Anthony Ervin ranks 333 out of 709. Before him are Lin Li, Nicole Haislett, Rebecca Soni, Ingrid Lempereur, Michelle Smith, and Inge Dekker. After him are Giaan Rooney, Gemma Mengual, Gustavo Borges, Le Jingyi, Duje Draganja, and Mary T. Meagher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Anthony Ervin ranks 767. Before him are Hannah Herzsprung, Klaas, Raphael Gualazzi, Glauk Konjufca, Georgios Fotakis, and Tom Riley. After him are La Fouine, Kelly McCreary, Patrick Kisnorbo, Niklas Kronwall, Rafał Murawski, and Florian Philippot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Ervin ranks 16,735 out of 20,380. Before him are Aya Cash (1982), Eleni Kounalakis (1966), Marques Johnson (1956), Bear McCreary (1979), Neal Mohan (1973), and Jose Pablo Cantillo (1979). After him are Terri Irwin (1964), Lawton Chiles (1930), Cecilia Rouse (1963), Darren E. Burrows (1966), Samuel (2002), and Leah Dizon (1986).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Anthony Ervin ranks 121. Before him are George DiCarlo (1963), Ryan Lochte (1984), Robert Finke (1999), Nancy Hogshead-Makar (1962), Nicole Haislett (1972), and Rebecca Soni (1987). After him are Mary T. Meagher (1964), Jason Lezak (1975), Aaron Peirsol (1983), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), David Berkoff (1966), and Maya DiRado (1993).

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