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George Kojac

1910 - 1996

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George Harold Kojac (March 2, 1910 – May 28, 1996) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Kojac represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. As a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, he received a gold medal. Kojac and teammates Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the event final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Kojac is the 94th most popular swimmer (down from 16th in 2019), the 7,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,157th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, George Kojac ranks 94 out of 709. Before him are Greta Johansson, Lillian Watson, Katherine Rawls, Gary Hall Jr., John Derbyshire, and Brad Cooper. After him are Frederick Lane, Don McKenzie, Otto Wahle, Jack Medica, Katie Ledecky, and Éva Novák-Gerard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, George Kojac ranks 285. Before him are Paul Chocque, Shuhei Nishida, Yannis Tsarouchis, Max Bense, Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, and Áttila. After him are Peter Platzer, Gennady Voronov, Freddie Wolff, Burton Jastram, László Cseh, and Noel Rosa. Among people deceased in 1996, George Kojac ranks 243. Before him are Marin Sorescu, Károly Kárpáti, Emilio Zapico, N. T. Rama Rao, Maati Bouabid, and Raymond Salles. After him are Osvaldo Velloso de Barros, Léon-Étienne Duval, Sándor Gellér, Gesualdo Bufalino, Tokiharu Abe, and Latifa al-Zayyat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Kojac ranks 7,666 out of 20,380. Before him are Julia Stiles (1981), Mitchell Leisen (1898), George Washington Williams (1849), Joan Shawlee (1926), Robert Farnan (1877), and Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858). After him are Rita Mae Brown (1944), Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), Julian Steward (1902), David Johansen (1950), Mark Jackson (1965), and Gregg Rolie (1947).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, George Kojac ranks 42. Before him are Irene Guest (1900), Chris von Saltza (1944), Norman Ross (1895), Lillian Watson (1950), Katherine Rawls (1917), and Gary Hall Jr. (1974). After him are Don McKenzie (1947), Jack Medica (1914), Katie Ledecky (1997), Jan Henne (1947), Ethel Lackie (1907), and Matt Biondi (1965).

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