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Christine Magnuson

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Christine Marie Magnuson (born October 17, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. She has won a total of five medals in major international competition, four silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Magnuson was born in Palos Heights, Illinois on October 17, 1985, to Geri and Bill Magnuson, both High School teachers. She began swimming by taking lessons, and later swam for Tinley Park's Great Illinois Swim Club where at 10 she had a third place finish at the Illinois Junior Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Christine Magnuson is the 742nd most popular swimmer (down from 702nd in 2024), the 21,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,063rd in 2019) and the 181st most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Christine Magnuson ranks 742 out of 709Before her are Caitlin Leverenz, Liam Tancock, Viktoria Zeynep Güneş, Lorenzo Zazzeri, Mitch Larkin, and Taylor McKeown. After her are Veronika Andrusenko, Jan Świtkowski, Franziska Hentke, Kristel Köbrich, Joanne Jackson, and Kylie Masse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Christine Magnuson ranks 1,808Before her are Wayne Routledge, Calvin Johnson, Liam Tancock, Ion Vélez, Jamie Cope, and Will Clarke. After her are Kristel Köbrich, Taishi Tsukamoto, Phil Bardsley, Brent Seabrook, Takuro Kikuoka, and Cédric Pineau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christine Magnuson ranks 21,014 out of 20,380Before her are Steve Burtt Jr. (1984), Brian McCann (1984), Caitlin Leverenz (1991), Aria Wallace (1996), Alexandra Stevenson (1980), and Doug McDermott (1992). After her are Bruce Westerman (1967), Devean George (1977), Jabari Smith Jr. (2003), Andre Dirrell (1983), Sheena Tosta (1982), and Kelly Willie (1982).

Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Christine Magnuson ranks 181Before her are Mark Gangloff (1982), Ben Wildman-Tobriner (1984), Katie Meili (1991), Josh Davis (1972), Alexandra Walsh (2001), and Caitlin Leverenz (1991). After her are Tyler Clary (1989), Simone Manuel (1996), Kara Lynn Joyce (1985), Erik Vendt (1981), Kate Douglass (2001), and Lacey Nymeyer (1985).