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David Popovici

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David Popovici (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdavid po'povit͡ʃʲ]; born 15 September 2004) is a Romanian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events and is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200-metre event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is the current holder of the European record and the junior world record, as well as the former holder of the world record in the long course 100-metre freestyle. He is also the holder of the current junior world record in the short course 100-metre freestyle event and in the long course 200-metre freestyle event. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Popovici won gold medals in his two signature events (Men's 100-metre freestyle and Men's 200-metre freestyle), becoming the first swimmer to do so at the same edition of the World Championships, since Jim Montgomery in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). David Popovici is the 368th most popular swimmer (down from 301st in 2024), the 787th most popular biography from Romania (down from 700th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, David Popovici ranks 368 out of 709. Before him are David Berkoff, Mireia Belmonte, Katrin Meissner, Andrea Fuentes, Domenico Fioravanti, and Michelle Ford. After him are Grant Hackett, Pavlo Khnykin, Teresa Perales, Brittany Elmslie, Maya DiRado, and Jani Sievinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2004, David Popovici ranks 34. Before him are Bilal El Khannous, Andrey Santos, Diana Shnaider, Arthur Fils, Julio Enciso, and Deva Cassel. After him are Pedro Acosta, Rico Lewis, Linda Nosková, Abdul Fatawu, Luka Romero, and Mackenzie Ziegler.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, David Popovici ranks 787 out of 844. Before him are Andreea Răducan (1983), Mihai Covaliu (1977), Aurica Bărăscu (1974), Florin Popescu (1974), Mihaela Buzărnescu (1988), and Andrei Prepeliță (1985). After him are Robert Vancea (1976), Eric Bicfalvi (1988), Florin Mergea (1985), Ana Bogdan (1992), Marius Popa (1978), and Edina Gallovits-Hall (1984).

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Among SWIMMERS In Romania

Among swimmers born in Romania, David Popovici ranks 3. Before him are Camelia Potec (1982), and Beatrice Câșlaru (1975). After him are Noemi Lung (1968), Răzvan Florea (1980), Robert Glință (1997), Paula Ruiz (1999), Katie Shanahan (2004), and Bianca Costea (2005).

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