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David Theile

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David Egmont Theile, AO (born 17 January 1938) is an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won consecutive gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics, the only Australian to do so. He subsequently became a leading surgeon and medical administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Theile is the 234th most popular swimmer (up from 236th in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 533rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, David Theile ranks 234 out of 709. Before him are Claudia Poll, Sergey Koplyakov, Shirley Babashoff, Novella Calligaris, Petra van Staveren, and Shelley Mann. After him are Yana Klochkova, Zoltán Verrasztó, Sarah Sjöström, César Cielo, Park Tae-hwan, and Karen Moe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, David Theile ranks 601. Before him are Timmy Mayer, Steve Kuhn, Joan Blackman, Charles Wuorinen, Les Murray, and Leonard Frey. After him are Julie Felix, Gary Collins, Stanley Fish, Terrence McNally, Lynn Carlin, and Jeff Barry.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Theile ranks 503 out of 1,143. Before him are Phil Dent (1950), Chilla Porter (1936), Monica Mayhem (1978), Stuart O'Grady (1973), Mike McKay (1964), and Kate Allen (1970). After him are Rick Mitchell (1955), Shaun Tan (1974), Adelaide Kane (1990), Allan Davis (1980), Larry Perkins (1950), and Adam Garcia (1973).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, David Theile ranks 17. Before him are Sandra Morgan (1942), Boy Charlton (1907), Jon Henricks (1935), Ian O'Brien (1947), Kevin Berry (1945), and Shane Gould (1956). After him are Beverley Whitfield (1954), Lyn McClements (1951), Gail Neall (1955), Giaan Rooney (1982), Bronte Barratt (1989), and Petria Thomas (1975).

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