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Hélène de Pourtalès

1868 - 1945

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Countess Hélène de Pourtalès (born Helen Barbey; April 28, 1868 – November 2, 1945) was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris representing Switzerland and became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She was also the first woman to represent Switzerland at the Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hélène de Pourtalès is the 155th most popular athlete (up from 931st in 2019), the 3,622nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,792nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hélène de Pourtalès ranks 155 out of 6,025. Before her are Mohammed Gammoudi, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, George S. Robertson, Paulinho, Auguste Serrurier, and Harrison Dillard. After her are Maxie Long, John Anderson, Alfred Neuland, Vladimír Dzurilla, Kipchoge Keino, and Barbara Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Hélène de Pourtalès ranks 101. Before her are Josep Comas i Solà, Alfred Fowler, Lauri Ingman, Otto von Lossow, Cai Yuanpei, and Carl Brockelmann. After her are Max Slevogt, Oskar Merikanto, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, Giovanni Giacometti, Karl Röderer, and Hovhannes Kajaznuni. Among people deceased in 1945, Hélène de Pourtalès ranks 182. Before her are Jambyl Jabayev, Matome Ugaki, Henri Maspero, Gerhard Gentzen, Volin, and Hannie Schaft. After her are Adolf Bertram, Stamen Grigorov, Alfred Meyer, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Ignacio Zuloaga, and Petar Bojović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hélène de Pourtalès ranks 3,622 out of 20,380. Before her are Jack Williamson (1908), Leslie Lamport (1941), George Kelly (1905), Melissa McCarthy (1970), Van Cliburn (1934), and Larry Miller (1953). After her are Frank Grillo (1965), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), David Axelrod (1955), Brad Dexter (1917), Ralph Bunche (1904), and Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Hélène de Pourtalès ranks 48. Before her are Robert Garrett (1875), Ralph Craig (1889), Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), William Hoyt (1875), and Harrison Dillard (1923). After her are Maxie Long (1878), John Anderson (1907), Barbara Jones (1937), Jim Bausch (1906), Irving Baxter (1876), and Walter Tewksbury (1876).

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