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Melanie Schlanger

1986 - Today

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Melanie Renée Schlanger, OAM (born 31 August 1986), also known by her married name Melanie Wright, is an Australian freestyle swimmer. Melanie first represented Australia at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and her career spanned ten years, ending after the 2015 World Championships. She represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics winning five Olympic medals (including 2 gold). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Melanie Schlanger is the 499th most popular swimmer (up from 547th in 2024), the 940th most popular biography from Australia (up from 961st in 2019) and the 36th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Melanie Schlanger ranks 499 out of 709. Before her are Emma McKeon, Antoaneta Frenkeva, Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Tom Dolan, Adrian Moorhouse, and Kosuke Hagino. After her are Linda Mackenzie, Thomas Rupprath, Vladimir Morozov, Beth Botsford, Elvira Khasyanova, and Josefin Lillhage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Melanie Schlanger ranks 1,238. Before her are Jorge Claros, Adil Hermach, Marcel de Jong, Atagün Yalçınkaya, Sebastian Bachmann, and Derk Boerrigter. After her are Lena Schöneborn, Jonas van Genechten, Issei Takayanagi, Tian Qing, Rainford Kalaba, and Norman Bröckl.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Melanie Schlanger ranks 940 out of 1,143. Before her are Ricky Ponting (1974), Tash Sultana (1995), Alice Robinson (2001), Cameron Meyer (1988), Jessica Mauboy (1989), and Rob Swire (1982). After her are Michael Hepburn (1991), Deborah Mailman (1972), Linda Mackenzie (1983), Brooke Pratley (1980), Michelle Ferris (1976), and Silia Kapsis (2006).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Melanie Schlanger ranks 36. Before her are Jessicah Schipper (1986), Duncan Armstrong (1968), Stephanie Rice (1988), Jon Sieben (1966), Eamon Sullivan (1985), and Emma McKeon (1994). After her are Linda Mackenzie (1983), Alicia Coutts (1987), Jessica Ashwood (1993), Cameron McEvoy (1994), Samantha Riley (1972), and Madeline Groves (1995).

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