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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Le Jingyi is the 337th most popular swimmer (down from 315th in 2024), the 1,287th most popular biography from China (down from 1,266th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Le Jingyi ranks 337 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, Mikako Kotani, Yang Wenyi, Pernille Blume, and Jason Lezak.

Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia

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Michelle Smith
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 331
Inge Dekker
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 332
Anthony Ervin
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 333
Giaan Rooney
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 334
Gemma Mengual
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 335
Gustavo Borges
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 336
Le Jingyi
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 337
Duje Draganja
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 338
Mary T. Meagher
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 339
Mikako Kotani
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 340
Yang Wenyi
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 341
Pernille Blume
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 342
Jason Lezak
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 343

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Le Jingyi ranks 815. Before her are Ha Tae-kwon, Merle Dandridge, Antwon Tanner, Joshua Leonard, Yūko Gotō, and David Výborný. After her are Martin Štrbák, Flávio Canto, Michael Olowokandi, Bill Tchato, Şeref Eroğlu, and Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh.

Others Born in 1975

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Ha Tae-kwon
BADMINTON PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 809
Merle Dandridge
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 810
Antwon Tanner
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 811
Joshua Leonard
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 812
Yūko Gotō
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 813
David Výborný
HOCKEY PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 814
Le Jingyi
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 815
Martin Štrbák
HOCKEY PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 816
Flávio Canto
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 817
Michael Olowokandi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 818
Bill Tchato
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 819
Şeref Eroğlu
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 820
Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 821