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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Melanie Schlanger is the 451st most popular swimmer (up from 545th in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from Australia (up from 963rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Melanie Schlanger ranks 451 out of 709Before her are Illya Kvasha, Eamon Sullivan, Emma McKeon, Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Tom Dolan, and Kosuke Hagino. After her are Linda Mackenzie, Vladimir Morozov, Beth Botsford, Elvira Khasyanova, Georgina Bardach, and Alessia Filippi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Melanie Schlanger ranks 1,167Before 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 Kodai Watanabe.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Melanie Schlanger ranks 891 out of 1,143Before her are Matt Doran (1976), Ricky Ponting (1974), 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), Silia Kapsis (2006), and Shaun Marsh (1983).

Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Melanie Schlanger ranks 35Before her are Jodie Henry (1983), Jessicah Schipper (1986), Duncan Armstrong (1968), Stephanie Rice (1988), 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).