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Claudia Poll

1972 - Today

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Claudia María Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a Costa Rican-Nicaraguan former swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only Olympic gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in the 200 meter freestyle. Claudia also competed at the 2000 Olympics, where she won two bronze medals. She is a multiple national record holder in the freestyle events. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Claudia Poll is the 230th most popular swimmer (down from 204th in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Nicaragua (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Nicaraguan Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Claudia Poll ranks 230 out of 709. Before her are Stephen Rerych, Ines Geissler, László Cseh, Audrey Mestre, Andrea Gyarmati, and Shane Gould. After her are Sergey Koplyakov, Shirley Babashoff, Novella Calligaris, Petra van Staveren, Shelley Mann, and David Theile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Claudia Poll ranks 520. Before her are Guillaume Soro, Arif Erdem, Eugene Hütz, Karan Johar, Daniel Prodan, and Kobe Tai. After her are Serghei Cleșcenco, Karla Álvarez, Catherine Ndereba, Trentemøller, Ihor Klymenko, and Chilly Gonzales.

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In Nicaragua

Among people born in Nicaragua, Claudia Poll ranks 31 out of 34. Before her are Carlos José Solórzano (1860), Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1949), René Schick (1909), Daniela Torres (1990), Fernando Cardenal (1934), and Nora Astorga (1944). After her are Óscar Duarte (1989), Silvia Poll (1970), Román González (1987), Sheynnis Palacios (2000), Juan Barrera (1989), and Evidelia González (1997).

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Among SWIMMERS In Nicaragua

Among swimmers born in Nicaragua, Claudia Poll ranks 1. After her are Silvia Poll (1970).

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