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Maarten van der Weijden

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Maarten van der Weijden (born 31 March 1981) is a Dutch former long distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar. Van der Weijden won the Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2019, he swam the Elfstedentocht for charity, in which he raised more than €6.1 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Maarten van der Weijden is the 400th most popular swimmer (down from 352nd in 2024), the 1,451st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,375th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Maarten van der Weijden ranks 400 out of 709. Before him are Gregorio Paltrinieri, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Chris Jacobs, Otylia Jędrzejczak, Thomas Lurz, and Steve Lundquist. After him are Bruno Fratus, Ian Crocker, Veniamin Tayanovich, Lotte Friis, Yannick Agnel, and Petar Stoychev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Maarten van der Weijden ranks 1,068. Before him are Choi Byung-chul, Shad Gaspard, Anderson Santos Silva, Sidney Samson, Laurent Fressinet, and Malkhaz Asatiani. After him are Ruslan Alekhno, Ashley Eckstein, Cecilia Brækhus, Pirjo Muranen, Dennis Seidenberg, and Ruslan Pimenov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Maarten van der Weijden ranks 1,452 out of 1,646. Before him are Pieta van Dishoeck (1972), Marc Houtzager (1971), Wout Brama (1986), Sidney Samson (1981), Suzan Lamens (1999), and Anouk Vetter (1993). After him are Anouk Dekker (1986), Janneke Schopman (1977), José Luis Sánchez (null), Sander van Gessel (1976), Bram Nuytinck (1990), and Tessa Appeldoorn (1973).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Maarten van der Weijden ranks 19. Before him are Petra van Staveren (1966), Jolanda de Rover (1963), Marleen Veldhuis (1979), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990), Inge Dekker (1985), and Conny van Bentum (1965). After him are Sharon van Rouwendaal (1993), Femke Heemskerk (1987), Hinkelien Schreuder (1984), Manon van Rooijen (1982), Chantal Groot (1982), and Johan Kenkhuis (1980).

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