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Jim Montgomery

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James Paul Montgomery (born January 24, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Montgomery was the first man to break the 50-second barrier (49.99) in the 100-meter freestyle, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won three gold medals and one bronze. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Montgomery is the 149th most popular swimmer (down from 117th in 2019), the 10,073rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,793rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jim Montgomery ranks 149 out of 709. Before him are Fernand Feyaerts, Alexander Popov, Jennie Fletcher, Harold Hardwick, Jeannette Campbell, and Sharon Stouder. After him are Eleanor Garatti, Josephine McKim, Nikolai Pankin, Bob Skelton, Irene Steer, and Hannelore Anke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Jim Montgomery ranks 449. Before him are Geoffrey Hull, Guillermo Navarro, Jan Poortvliet, Zdravko Zovko, Djoomart Otorbaev, and Kazuro Watanabe. After him are Alexei Venediktov, Olivier Rouyer, Cheryl Studer, Guy Lacombe, Nicolas Hulot, and Yevgeniya Simonova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Montgomery ranks 10,075 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Young (1958), David Filo (1966), Mike Krzyzewski (1947), Gregory Sierra (1937), Elizabeth Reaser (1975), and Tom Price (1933). After him are Jim Risch (1943), Sean Murray (1977), Patton Oswalt (1969), Eddie Floyd (1937), Dax Shepard (1975), and Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jim Montgomery ranks 65. Before him are Brenda Helser (1924), Pua Kealoha (1902), Harry Hebner (1891), Warren Kealoha (1903), Carl Robie (1945), and Sharon Stouder (1948). After him are Eleanor Garatti (1909), Josephine McKim (1910), Bob Skelton (1903), Joe Verdeur (1926), Thelma Kalama (1931), and Debbie Meyer (1952).

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