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Kieren Perkins

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Kieren John Perkins (born 14 August 1973) is an Australian former freestyle swimmer. He specialised in the 1500-metre freestyle and won successive Olympic gold medals in this event in the 1990s. He won his first at the 1992 Olympics which he won in world record time and then at the 1996 Olympics when he defended his title. In total he won four Olympic medals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kieren Perkins is the 401st most popular swimmer (up from 439th in 2019), the 806th most popular biography from Australia (up from 830th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Kieren Perkins ranks 401 out of 709Before him are Adam Peaty, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, and Sharon van Rouwendaal. After him are Cameron van der Burgh, Wang Shun, Liu Zige, Theresa Andrews, Kelsi Dahlia, and Femke Heemskerk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Kieren Perkins ranks 1,029Before him are Naoki Hiraoka, Amy Van Dyken, Ray LaMontagne, Alex Sandro Santana de Oliveira, Rodrigo Cordero, and Tony Hsieh. After him are Makoto Kakegawa, Edvinas Krungolcas, Magdalena Aicega, Larisa Kurkina, Dana Snyder, and Alex Dimitriades.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Kieren Perkins ranks 806 out of 1,143Before him are Sally Pearson (1986), Stuart Tinney (1964), Baden Cooke (1978), Breanna Yde (2003), Taylor Worth (1991), and Ajdin Hrustic (1996). After him are Brett Lancaster (1979), Mile Sterjovski (1979), Tal Wilkenfeld (1986), Alex Dimitriades (1973), Michellie Jones (1969), and Emma Hewitt (1988).

Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Kieren Perkins ranks 28Before him are Bronte Barratt (1989), Petria Thomas (1975), Michelle Ford (1962), Grant Hackett (1980), Brittany Elmslie (1994), and Shayne Reese (1982). After him are Jodie Henry (1983), Jessicah Schipper (1986), Duncan Armstrong (1968), Stephanie Rice (1988), Eamon Sullivan (1985), and Emma McKeon (1994).