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César Cielo

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César Augusto Cielo Filho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛzɐʁ siˈelu ˈfiʎu], born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World Championship gold medals and breaking two world records. Cielo is the current world record holder in the 50-metre freestyle (long course). He received induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in September 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. César Cielo is the 240th most popular swimmer (down from 182nd in 2024), the 1,051st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 940th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, César Cielo ranks 240 out of 709. Before him are Petra van Staveren, Shelley Mann, David Theile, Yana Klochkova, Zoltán Verrasztó, and Sarah Sjöström. After him are Park Tae-hwan, Karen Moe, Pablo Morales, Sun Yang, Heike Friedrich, and Sándor Wladár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, César Cielo ranks 300. Before him are Andrea, Shinji Morita, Chun Woo-hee, Park Ha-sun, Sébastien Pocognoli, and Lena Belkina. After him are Odil Ahmedov, Michael Angarano, Markel Susaeta, Park Joo-ho, Jarmila Wolfe, and Ellen van Dijk.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, César Cielo ranks 1,054 out of 2,236. Before him are Cláudia Raia (1966), Geovani Faria da Silva (1964), Claudia Leitte (1980), Marcelo Huertas (1983), Zé Maria (1973), Robson da Silva (1964), Lucas Mendes (1990), Francisco Lima (1971), and Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves (1982). After him are Maria Fernanda Cândido (1974), Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira (1984), and Juninho (1977).

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Among SWIMMERS In Brazil

Among swimmers born in Brazil, César Cielo ranks 2. Before him are Tetsuo Okamoto (1932). After him are Ricardo Prado (1965), Gustavo Borges (1972), Nicholas Santos (1980), Fernando Scherer (1974), Bruno Fratus (1989), Poliana Okimoto (1983), Thiago Pereira (1986), Marcelo Chierighini (1991), Ana Marcela Cunha (1992), and Etiene Medeiros (1991).

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