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Michael Wenden

1949 - Today

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Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays. Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979. He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Wenden is the 2,214th most popular athlete (up from 2,226th in 2019), the 424th most popular biography from Australia (down from 416th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Wenden ranks 2,214 out of 6,025. Before him are Vera Zozulya, Tatyana Goyshchik, Michel Knuysen, Simon Dickie, Arto Bryggare, and Torben Grael. After him are Françoise Mbango Etone, Maria Ștefan, Con Leahy, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Marian Woronin, and Robert Korzeniowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Michael Wenden ranks 697. Before him are Warren Treadgold, Richard Price, Olle Nordin, Zygmunt Kalinowski, Warwick Brown, and Ulla Schmidt. After him are Leon Rippy, Leslie Feinberg, Serhiy Novikov, Rogelio Farías, Pierre Bayonne, and Rod Temperton.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Wenden ranks 424 out of 1,143. Before him are Caitlin Stasey (1990), Paul Stoddart (1955), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Warwick Brown (1949), Sandra Morgan (1942), and Bob Tinning (1925). After him are John Landy (1930), Joshua Kennedy (1982), Arthur Streeton (1867), Robert Helpmann (1909), Kate Morton (1976), and John Hillcoat (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Michael Wenden ranks 33. Before him are Mervyn Wood (1917), Marilyn Black (1944), Cathy Freeman (1973), Joyce King (1920), Herb Elliott (1938), and Lisa Martin (1960). After him are John Landy (1930), Nicola McDermott (1996), Ernest Chapman (1926), June Maston (1928), Wang Yan (null), and Judy Amoore (1940).

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