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John Hencken

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John Frederick Hencken (born May 29, 1954) is an American former competition swimmer for Stanford University, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder primarily in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events. Hencken won five Olympic medals during his career in the 1972 Munich, and 1976 Montreal Olympics, including three golds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). John Hencken is the 182nd most popular swimmer (down from 164th in 2024), the 11,253rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,449th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, John Hencken ranks 182 out of 709. Before him are Krisztina Egerszegi, Raymond Thorne, John Konrads, Amedee Reyburn, Anthony Nesty, and Valerie Davies. After him are Marie Corridon, Sybil Bauer, Michael Gross, Inge de Bruijn, Bill Smith, and Annie Speirs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, John Hencken ranks 546. Before him are Janusz Wojciechowski, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Ole Kjær, Enrique Peñalosa, Alan Kennedy, and Valentina Sidorova. After him are Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Costică Dafinoiu, Gina Rinehart, Marek Kusto, Vakhtang Blagidze, and Anatoly Chukanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Hencken ranks 11,261 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse Metcalfe (1978), Richard Moll (1943), William Hooper (1742), Rick Berman (1945), August Wilson (1945), Judith Merril (1923), Matt Hardy (1974), Larry Young (1940), Levi Woodbury (1789), Stephanie Zimbalist (1956), Viola Dana (1897), and Dick Jones (1927).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, John Hencken ranks 77. Before him are Debbie Meyer (1952), Eleanor Holm (1913), Caeleb Dressel (1996), Shirley Stobs (1942), Raymond Thorne (1887), and Amedee Reyburn (1889). After him are Marie Corridon (1930), Sybil Bauer (1903), Bill Smith (1924), Helen Wainwright (1906), Susan Pedersen (1953), and Missy Franklin (1995).

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