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Dani Stevens

1988 - Today

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Dani Stevens (née Samuels, born 26 May 1988) is an Australian retired discus thrower who in 2009 became the youngest ever female world champion in the event. She is the current national and Oceanian record holder. After winning the discus gold and shot put bronze medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, she went on to win the bronze medal in the discus at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne at the age of seventeen. She won the discus silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade and represented Australia at her first World Championships in Athletics soon after. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Dani Stevens is the 2,870th most popular athlete (up from 6,720th in 2024), the 547th most popular biography from Australia (up from 1,045th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dani Stevens ranks 2,868 out of 6,025. Before her are Siyka Kelbecheva, Miguel White, Ruth Chepng'etich, and Edward Gal. After her are Antje Harvey, Harry Jerome, Carie Graves, Park Kyung-mo, Richard Chelimo, Xian Dongmei, Domingo Manrique, and Margaret Bailes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Dani Stevens ranks 313. Before her are Jun. K, Greg Oden, Rose McIver, Celso Borges, Nadia Hilker, and Mitchell Langerak. After her are Belal Muhammad, Anushka Sharma, Changmin, Agustín Marchesín, Mohamed El Shenawy, and Alexandra Elbakyan.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Dani Stevens ranks 547 out of 1,143. Before her are Scott Dixon (1980), Frank B. Zoltowski (1957), Liane Moriarty (1966), Xavier Samuel (1983), Mitchell Langerak (1988), and Joey Didulica (1977). After her are Mark Philippoussis (1976), Donna Williams (1963), Angus McLaren (1988), Ryan Kwanten (1976), Brett Tucker (1972), and Sarah Snook (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Dani Stevens ranks 44. Before her are Wang Yan (null), Judy Amoore (1940), Chilla Porter (1936), Mike McKay (1964), Kate Allen (1970), and Rick Mitchell (1955). After her are Andrew Hoy (1959), Eleanor Patterson (1996), Robert de Castella (1957), Jessica Watson (1993), Mathew Belcher (1982), and Susan Lee (1966).

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