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Mahé Drysdale

1978 - Today

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Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale (born 19 November 1978) is a New Zealand politician and retired rower. Drysdale is a two-time Olympic champion and a five-time world champion in the single sculls. He is a seven-time New Zealand national champion and five-time recipient of New Zealand Sportsman of the Year. He is the current mayor of Tauranga. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Mahé Drysdale is the 6,840th most popular athlete (down from 5,059th in 2024), the 1,090th most popular biography from Australia (down from 884th in 2019) and the 134th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mahé Drysdale ranks 6,840 out of 6,025Before him are Wang Zhouyu, Wei Meng, Cédric Van Branteghem, Veddriq Leonardo, Daniel Dhers, and Natalya Voronina. After him are Rune Glifberg, Julia Lier, Jessica Fox, Rhonex Kipruto, Anjelina Lohalith, and Liao Qiuyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Mahé Drysdale ranks 1,434Before him are Michael Holt, Christian Maicon Hening, Yuji Nakagawa, Paddy Kenny, Dan Gadzuric, and DJ Drama. After him are Heather Mitts, Danny Allsopp, Aleksey Svirin, Robert Esche, Takamasa Abiko, and Deon Richmond.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Mahé Drysdale ranks 1,090 out of 1,143Before him are James Duckworth (1992), Miles Scotson (1994), Saskia Burmeister (1985), Jeff Horn (1988), Nick Schultz (1994), and Matthew Jurman (1989). After him are Carla Boyd (1975), Kim Sun-woo (null), Daniel Geale (1981), Belinda Snell (1981), James Chapman (1979), and James Magnussen (1991).

Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Mahé Drysdale ranks 134Before him are Temur Rakhimov (1997), Bronwen Knox (1986), James Marburg (1982), Suzanne Balogh (1973), Dane Bird-Smith (1992), and Elise Rechichi (1986). After him are Kim Sun-woo (null), James Chapman (1979), Patrick Dwyer (1977), Lyndsie Fogarty (1984), Clint Robinson (1972), and Anna Meares (1983).