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Jan Henne

1947 - Today

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Jan Margo Henne (born August 11, 1947), also known by her married name Jan Hawkins, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, she received four medals including two golds. Henne won a gold medal by swimming the anchor leg for the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. She and her relay teammates Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson and Susan Pedersen set a new Olympic record of 4:02.5 in the event final. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Henne is the 102nd most popular swimmer (up from 132nd in 2019), the 7,843rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,394th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jan Henne ranks 102 out of 709. Before her are Don McKenzie, Otto Wahle, Jack Medica, Katie Ledecky, Éva Novák-Gerard, and Tity Dumbuya. After her are Ragnhild Hveger, Ethel Lackie, Oscar Grégoire, Matt Biondi, Ulrike Richter, and Lynn Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jan Henne ranks 570. Before her are Laura Nyro, Cindy Williams, Camille Keaton, Siegmar Wätzlich, Flavio Bucci, and Shelley Hack. After her are Lev Rokhlin, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Drew Gilpin Faust, Ian Scheckter, Barbara Cassin, and Alberto Bigon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jan Henne ranks 7,845 out of 20,380. Before her are Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Verna Bloom (1938), Earl Tupper (1907), Bob Lazar (1959), Candace Bushnell (1958), and Frederick Terman (1900). After her are Jerry Lucas (1940), Jim Hutton (1934), Jack Colvin (1934), Corey Feldman (1971), Alan Shugart (1930), and Lester Bowie (1941).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jan Henne ranks 46. Before her are Katherine Rawls (1917), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), George Kojac (1910), Don McKenzie (1947), Jack Medica (1914), and Katie Ledecky (1997). After her are Ethel Lackie (1907), Matt Biondi (1965), Lynn Burke (1943), Ginny Duenkel (1947), Perry McGillivray (1893), and William Yorzyk (1933).

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