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Clara Hughes

1972 - Today

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Clara Hughes (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the course of three Winter Olympics. Hughes is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. Hughes is one of only six people to have podium finishes in the Winter and Summer versions of the Games, and is the only person ever to have won multiple medals in both. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Clara Hughes is the 3,493rd most popular athlete (down from 2,884th in 2024), the 1,041st most popular biography from Canada (down from 882nd in 2019) and the 75th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Clara Hughes ranks 3,498 out of 6,025. Before her are Jens-Peter Herold, Giovanni Pellielo, Kerstin Köppen, Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Larisa Peleshenko, Jay Barrs, Hasanboy Dusmatov, Stéphane Traineau, Yargelis Savigne, Alma Richards, and Eunice Barber. After her are Zabit Samedov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Clara Hughes ranks 901. Before her are Fabio Volo, Jörgen Jönsson, Angela Alupei, Daniela Hunger, Michelle McLean, and Jung Sung-sook. After her are Kurupt, Muriel Baumeister, Koji Seki, Martin Procházka, Kirstjen Nielsen, and Takashi Kiyama.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Clara Hughes ranks 1,044 out of 1,622. Before her are Shannon Crawford (1963), David Saint-Jacques (1970), Nelly Arcan (1973), Grant Fuhr (1962), Alex Tagliani (1973), Claudia Alexander (1959), Bianca Andreescu (2000), and Jessica Dubé (1987). After her are Coco Rocha (1988), Linda A. Morabito (1953), Tiga (1974), and Terrence Paul (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Clara Hughes ranks 75. Before her are Kathleen Heddle (1965), Michael Rascher (1965), John Wallace (1962), Jill Scott (null), Nathalie Lambert (1963), and Shannon Crawford (1963). After her are Terrence Paul (1964), Brian Price (1976), Grant Main (1960), Scott Moir (1987), Jean-Luc Brassard (1972), and Ed Belfour (1965).

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