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Denis Pankratov

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Denis Pankratov (Russian: Денис Панкратов; born 4 July 1974) is a retired Russian butterfly swimmer of the 1990s, who was best known for winning the butterfly double at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States in a unique style. His 100 m butterfly triumph is particularly remembered for his swimming over 25 m of the first lap underwater and then 15 m in the opposite direction, also underwater. Two-time "Swimming World" Swimmer of the Year. In 2004 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Denis Pankratov is the 298th most popular swimmer (down from 235th in 2024), the 2,959th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,805th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Russian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Denis Pankratov ranks 298 out of 709. Before him are Per Johansson, Uwe Dassler, Britta Steffen, Dmitry Volkov, Frédérik Deburghgraeve, and Dagmar Hase. After him are Cornelia Sirch, Malcolm Champion, Daichi Suzuki, Angel Martino, Bruce Furniss, and Silvia Poll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Denis Pankratov ranks 728. Before him are Aki Parviainen, Sagid Murtazaliev, Ruslan Nigmatullin, Wangay Dorji, Nami Otake, and Mitsutoshi Tsushima. After him are Rachna Banerjee, Daichi Matsuyama, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Marzio Bruseghin, Susana Díaz, and Remigijus Šimašius.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Denis Pankratov ranks 2,964 out of 3,761. Before him are Yuriy Borzakovskiy (1981), Yulia Savicheva (1987), Sergey Pogorelov (1974), Aleksei Bugayev (1981), Sagid Murtazaliev (1974), Ruslan Nigmatullin (1974), Viktoriya Isakova (1976), Vladimir Andreyev (1966), Aliya Mustafina (1994), Ilnur Zakarin (1989), and Ania Bukstein (1982). After him are Vladimir Drachev (1966).

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Among SWIMMERS In Russia

Among swimmers born in Russia, Denis Pankratov ranks 7. Before him are Oscar Grégoire (1877), Vladimir Salnikov (1960), Alexander Popov (1971), Nikolai Pankin (1949), Igor Polyansky (1967), and Dmitry Volkov (1966). After him are Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Anastasia Davydova (1983), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Pavlo Khnykin (1969), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), and Veniamin Tayanovich (1967).

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