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Cameron van der Burgh

1988 - Today

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Cameron van der Burgh OIS (born 25 May 1988) is a retired South African competitive swimmer and hedge fund analyst. He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and individual male Olympic champion. He is married to longtime partner Nefeli Valakelis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cameron van der Burgh is the 402nd most popular swimmer (down from 362nd in 2019), the 367th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 348th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Cameron van der Burgh ranks 402 out of 709. Before him are Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, Sharon van Rouwendaal, and Kieren Perkins. After him are Wang Shun, Liu Zige, Theresa Andrews, Kelsi Dahlia, Femke Heemskerk, and Lenny Krayzelburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Cameron van der Burgh ranks 842. Before him are Eva Pinkelnig, Jahmir Hyka, Olga Vilukhina, Dami Im, Simona de Silvestro, and Emma Berglund. After him are Emmy Raver-Lampman, Johny Placide, Ramón Osni Moreira Lage, Eunice Sum, Ibrahim Šehić, and Afshan Azad.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Cameron van der Burgh ranks 367 out of 454. Before him are Lauren Beukes (1976), Bryan Habana (1983), Chad le Clos (1992), Raúl Martínez (null), Bernard Parker (1986), and Mark Fish (1974). After him are Matthew Ebden (1987), Shannon Kook (1987), Bok van Blerk (1978), Natalie du Toit (1984), Tony Greig (1946), and Rolene Strauss (1992).

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Among SWIMMERS In South Africa

Among swimmers born in South Africa, Cameron van der Burgh ranks 6. Before him are Joan Harrison (1935), Roland Schoeman (1980), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), Penelope Heyns (1974), and Chad le Clos (1992). After him are Natalie du Toit (1984), Tamsin Cook (1998), Keri-anne Payne (1987), Brad Tandy (1991), Emma Chelius (1996), and Pieter Coetze (2004).

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