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Brendan Hansen

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Brendan Joseph Hansen (born August 15, 1981) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. Hansen is a six-time Olympic medalist, and is also a former world record-holder in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events (long course). He won twenty-five medals in major international competitions, eighteen gold, four silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team and won the bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Brendan Hansen is the 395th most popular swimmer (down from 357th in 2024), the 18,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,260th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Brendan Hansen ranks 393 out of 709. Before him are Peter Mankoč, Amaury Leveaux, Franck Esposito, and Fernando Scherer. After him are Gregorio Paltrinieri, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Chris Jacobs, Otylia Jędrzejczak, Thomas Lurz, Steve Lundquist, Maarten van der Weijden, and Bruno Fratus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Brendan Hansen ranks 1,037. Before him are Guillermo Martínez, Zurab Khizanishvili, Nick Valensi, Emanuele Sella, Takumi Wada, and Ervin Bulku. After him are Maggie Stiefvater, Will Power, Leandro Euzébio, Riga Mustapha, Miloš Bajalica, and Zach Randolph.

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Brendan Hansen ranks 129. Before him are Jason Lezak (1975), Aaron Peirsol (1983), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), David Berkoff (1966), Maya DiRado (1993), and Rowdy Gaines (1959). After him are Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (1970), Chris Jacobs (1964), Steve Lundquist (1961), Ian Crocker (1982), Jessica Hardy (1987), and Jeff Rouse (1970).

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