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Eric Moussambani

1978 - Today

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Eric Moussambani Malonga (born 31 May 1978) is an Equatoguinean swimmer. Nicknamed Eric the Eel by the media, Moussambani gained brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics for an extremely unlikely victory. Moussambani, who had never seen an Olympic-sized (50 meters) swimming pool before, swam his heat of the 100 m freestyle on 19 September in a time of 1:52.72. This was the slowest time in Olympic history by far, and Moussambani had trouble finishing the race, but he won his heat after both his competitors were disqualified due to false starts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Eric Moussambani is the 16,274th most popular politician (up from 16,712th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Equatorial Guinea (up from 5th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Equatorial Guinean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric Moussambani ranks 16,272 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Ali bin Hussein, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, C. J. Hambro, and Mohamed Said Fofana. After him are Valery Bolotov, Theodore Katsanevas, Louis Meznarie, Otto Arosemena, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Ian Millar, Haydée Santamaría, and João de Deus Pinheiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Eric Moussambani ranks 181. Before him are Shinya Hoshido, Jesper Christiansen, Mirka Federer, Christian Coulson, Tommy Haas, and JJ Feild. After him are Gerald Asamoah, Émile Mpenza, Lyoto Machida, Virginia Raggi, January Jones, and Shane West.

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In Equatorial Guinea

Among people born in Equatorial Guinea, Eric Moussambani ranks 4 out of 9. Before him are Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942), Francisco Macías Nguema (1924), and Ignacio Milam Tang (1940). After him are Miguel Jones (1938), Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (1969), Vicente Ehate Tomi (1968), Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (1961), Álvaro Cervera (1965), Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua (1976), Manuela Roka Botey (null), and Genoveva Añonman (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In Equatorial Guinea

Among politicians born in Equatorial Guinea, Eric Moussambani ranks 4. Before him are Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942), Francisco Macías Nguema (1924), and Ignacio Milam Tang (1940). After him are Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (1969), Vicente Ehate Tomi (1968), Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (1961), Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua (1976), and Manuela Roka Botey (null).

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