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Kristin Otto

1966 - Today

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Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ; born 7 February 1966) is a former German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. In long course, she held the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events. Otto was also the first woman to swim the short course 100 meter backstroke in under a minute, doing so at an international short course meet at Indiana University in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Kristin Otto is the 1,549th most popular athlete (down from 726th in 2024), the 5,192nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,718th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kristin Otto ranks 1,549 out of 6,025. Before her are Bent Peder Rasch, Károly Levitzky, Alden Sanborn, Jan Egil Storholt, Marlene Mathews, and Brigitte Ahrenholz. After her are David Goggins, József Csermely, Erich Borchmeyer, Elio Morille, William Phillips, and Hasely Crawford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Kristin Otto ranks 300. Before her are Csaba Köves, Roberto Gualtieri, Dexter Fletcher, Stéphane Demol, Delphine de Vigan, and Wade Dominguez. After her are Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Ryue Nishizawa, Niccolò Ammaniti, Franco Foda, Rob Witschge, and Bruno Labbadia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kristin Otto ranks 5,195 out of 7,253. Before her are Matthias Schweighöfer (1981), Johannes Weiss (1863), Dietmar Mögenburg (1961), Rudolf Kittel (1853), Jürgen Marcus (1948), and Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952). After her are Max Schöne (1880), Erich Borchmeyer (1905), Mathilde Marchesi (1821), Jürgen Hennig (1951), Holger Badstuber (1989), and Dieter Borsche (1909).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Kristin Otto ranks 142. Before her are Martha Genenger (1911), Ilona Gusenbauer (1947), Heinz Fütterer (1931), Hans Liesche (1891), Dietmar Mögenburg (1961), and Brigitte Ahrenholz (1952). After her are Erich Borchmeyer (1905), Helmut Hamann (1912), Gerd Hornberger (1910), Dieter Schubert (1943), Thomas Köhler (1940), and Klaus Siebert (1955).

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