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Markus Rogan

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Markus Antonius Rogan (born 4 May 1982 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Short Course Championships in Manchester. He also was the world record holder in 200 metres backstroke (short course) in that year. Rogan's first big international success was a second-place finish in the 200 m backstroke at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In the Olympics in 2004, Rogan placed second in both men's 100 m backstroke and the men's 200 m backstroke, both times behind Aaron Peirsol of the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Markus Rogan is the 485th most popular swimmer (down from 383rd in 2024), the 1,393rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,316th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Markus Rogan ranks 487 out of 709. Before him are Zhang Yufei, Nelson Diebel, Mary Wayte, Nađa Higl, Troy Dalbey, Matt Grevers, Antje Buschschulte, and Pang Jiaying. After him are Jill Sterkel, Tünde Szabó, Cynthia Woodhead, and Hugues Duboscq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Markus Rogan ranks 1,201. Before him are Ricardo Canales, David Jirka, Paula Pequeno, Andreas Matt, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Tetiana Petlyuk. After him are Zoran Planinić, Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene, Jarkko Immonen, Sedef Çakmak, Zeynab Jalalian, and Joo Hyun-jung.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Markus Rogan ranks 1,397 out of 1,424. Before him are Patrick Pentz (1997), Lisa Theresa Hauser (1993), Lukas Hinterseer (1991), Philipp Hosiner (1989), Nina Burger (1987), Michael Langer (1985), Markus Weissenberger (1975), Romano Schmid (2000), Andreas Matt (1982), and Mirjam Puchner (1992). After him are Besian Idrizaj (1987), and Matthias Brändle (1989).

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Among SWIMMERS In Austria

Among swimmers born in Austria, Markus Rogan ranks 2. Before him are Otto Wahle (1879). After him are Felix Auböck (1996), Bernhard Reitshammer (1994), and Marlene Kahler (2001).

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