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Le Jingyi

1975 - Today

Le Jingyi

Le Jingyi (simplified Chinese: 乐靖宜; traditional Chinese: 樂靖宜; pinyin: Lè Jìngyí; born March 19, 1975, in Shanghai) is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. In 1992, Le won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay (3:40.12) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and also finished 6th in the 100 m free (55.89). In 1993 she defeated her teammate, Olympic champion Zhuang Yong, to become national champion in the 100 m free (54.72, 2nd globally after Franziska van Almsick). In December 1993, she won 4 golds, all in world record times, at the 1st ever World Short Course Championships in Spain (50 m free: 24.23; 100 m free: 53.01; 4×100 m free relay: 3:35.97 and 4×100 m medley reply: 3:57.73). She won the title in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, setting a world record with a time of 54.01 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Le Jingyi is the 326th most popular swimmer (down from 313th in 2019), the 1,255th most popular biography from China (up from 1,268th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Le Jingyi ranks 326 out of 709. Before her are Michelle Smith, Inge Dekker, Anthony Ervin, Giaan Rooney, Gemma Mengual, and Gustavo Borges. After her are Duje Draganja, Mary T. Meagher, Yang Wenyi, Pernille Blume, Jason Lezak, and Bronte Barratt.

Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia

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Michelle Smith
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 320
Inge Dekker
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 321
Anthony Ervin
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 322
Giaan Rooney
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 323
Gemma Mengual
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 324
Gustavo Borges
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 325
Le Jingyi
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 326
Duje Draganja
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 327
Mary T. Meagher
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 328
Yang Wenyi
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 329
Pernille Blume
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 330
Jason Lezak
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 331
Bronte Barratt
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 332

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Le Jingyi ranks 753. Before her are Frantz Kruger, Heather Burns, Ha Tae-kwon, Antwon Tanner, Joshua Leonard, and David Výborný. After her are Flávio Canto, Michael Olowokandi, Bill Tchato, Şeref Eroğlu, Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh, and Salvatore Sanzo.

Others Born in 1975

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Frantz Kruger
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 747
Heather Burns
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 748
Ha Tae-kwon
BADMINTON PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 749
Antwon Tanner
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 750
Joshua Leonard
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 751
David Výborný
HOCKEY PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 752
Le Jingyi
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 753
Flávio Canto
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 754
Michael Olowokandi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 755
Bill Tchato
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 756
Şeref Eroğlu
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 757
Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 758
Salvatore Sanzo
FENCER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 759