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Michelle Kwan

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Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005). She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record. She competed at the senior level for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Michelle Kwan is the 222nd most popular skater (down from 214th in 2024), the 15,020th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,377th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Michelle Kwan ranks 222 out of 483. Before her are Ye Qiaobo, Maxim Staviski, Alina Zagitova, Evgeni Platov, Oleg Bozhev, and Robin Szolkowy. After her are Dan Jansen, Jacqueline Börner, Mao Asada, Natalia Mishkutionok, Tomáš Verner, and Gabriella Papadakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Michelle Kwan ranks 501. Before her are D. J. Mbenga, Vitali Kutuzov, Hannah Mancini, Jo Hyun-jae, Jeremy Jackson, and Joey Yung. After her are Katie Morgan, Sérgio Paulinho, Wilfred Bungei, Hiroshi Tamaki, Vladimir Karpets, and Adiel de Oliveira Amorim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michelle Kwan ranks 15,025 out of 20,380. Before her are Tracy Nelson (1963), Charles O. Hobaugh (1961), Anthony Parker (1975), Cathy Podewell (1964), Marjorie Lord (1918), and Don Kirshner (1934). After her are Katie Morgan (1980), Alexa Demie (1990), Kevin Corrigan (1969), Jon Schaffer (1968), Eric Lander (1957), and Len Lesser (1922).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Michelle Kwan ranks 29. Before her are Brian Boitano (1963), Bonnie Blair (1964), Maribel Vinson (1911), Dianne Holum (1951), Scott Hamilton (1958), and Sasha Cohen (1984). After her are Dan Jansen (1965), Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), Chad Hedrick (1977), Shani Davis (1982), Tara Lipinski (1982), and Eric Flaim (1967).

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