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Leisel Jones

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Leisel Marie Jones, (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medallist. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold-medal-winning Australian team in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold medallist for 100-metre breaststroke in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On 17 March 2012, Jones earned selection to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and became the first Australian swimmer to compete at four Olympic games. There, she won her ninth Olympic medal, a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Leisel Jones is the 596th most popular swimmer (down from 560th in 2024), the 1,044th most popular biography from Australia (down from 969th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Leisel Jones ranks 596 out of 709. Before her are Kenneth To, Mélanie Henique, Aya Terakawa, Megan Jendrick, Mehdy Metella, and Simona Quadarella. After her are Nikolay Skvortsov, Tang Yi, Erika Villaécija, Peter Vanderkaay, Matti Mattsson, and Boglárka Kapás.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Leisel Jones ranks 1,523. Before her are Yukari Nakano, Gert Kams, Tom Stamsnijder, Igor Lewczuk, Denny Morrison, and Esther Lofgren. After her are Martin Putze, Isis King, Marina Sheshenina, Kasper Winther Jørgensen, Dušan Savić, and Hideaki Takeda.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Leisel Jones ranks 1,044 out of 1,143. Before her are Daniel Trenton (1977), Kaarle McCulloch (1988), Lydia Lassila (1982), Stephanie Morton (1990), Adam Taggart (1993), and Markella Kavenagh (2000). After her are Matthew Glaetzer (1992), Kevin Parker (1986), David Crawshay (1979), Tessa Parkinson (1986), Tiffany Cromwell (1988), and Alex Pullin (1987).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Leisel Jones ranks 44. Before her are Alicia Coutts (1987), Jessica Ashwood (1993), Cameron McEvoy (1994), Samantha Riley (1972), Madeline Groves (1995), and Brenton Rickard (1983). After her are Ariarne Titmus (2000), Libby Trickett (1985), James Magnussen (1991), Mollie O'Callaghan (2004), Matt Welsh (1976), and Kaylee McKeown (2001).

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