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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Clara Hughes is the 3,419th most popular athlete (down from 2,923rd in 2019), the 1,025th most popular biography from Canada (down from 883rd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Clara Hughes ranks 3,419 out of 6,025. Before her are Larisa Peleshenko, Hasanboy Dusmatov, Stéphane Traineau, Yargelis Savigne, Alma Richards, and Eunice Barber. After her are Zabit Samedov, Nadine Capellmann, Berhane Adere, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Eduard Hämäläinen, and Mykolas Alekna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Clara Hughes ranks 817. 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 1,026 out of 1,622. Before her are David Saint-Jacques (1970), 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), Brian Price (1976), Athena Karkanis (1981), and Jordan Prentice (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Clara Hughes ranks 73. Before her are Lesley Thompson (1959), Eric Lamaze (1968), Kathleen Heddle (1965), John Wallace (1962), Jill Scott (null), and Shannon Crawford (1963). After her are Brian Price (1976), Grant Main (1960), Scott Moir (1987), Jean-Luc Brassard (1972), Ed Belfour (1965), and Tracy Wilson (1961).

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