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Murray Rose

1939 - 2012

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Iain Murray Rose, (6 January 1939 – 15 April 2012) was an Australian swimmer, who swam for the University of Southern California, and worked as an actor, sports commentator and marketing executive. He was a six-time Olympic medalist (four gold, one silver, one bronze), and at one time held the world records in the 400-metre, 800-metre, and 1500-metre freestyle (long course). He made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics as a 17-year-old and won three Olympic medals, all gold. Four years later, as a 21-year-old, he won three Olympic medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Rose is the 82nd most popular swimmer (up from 109th in 2019), the 3,773rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,742nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Murray Rose ranks 82 out of 709. Before him are Edgar Adams, Tini Wagner, Georg Zacharias, Adelaide Lambert, John Devitt, and Ethelda Bleibtrey. After him are Tetsuo Okamoto, Irene Guest, Chris von Saltza, Norman Ross, Ian Thorpe, and Greta Johansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Murray Rose ranks 390. Before him are Velimir Sombolac, Cláudio Coutinho, Nancy Kwan, John Negroponte, Julius Chan, and Artur Chilingarov. After him are Bernd Cullmann, Vladimir Ivashov, Sandro Lopopolo, Eri Klas, Hugo Villanueva, and Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró. Among people deceased in 2012, Murray Rose ranks 289. Before him are Helga Vlahović, Evelyn Lear, Davy Jones, Bernard Lovell, Dilhan Eryurt, and Juan Pereda. After him are Victor Mees, Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Patrick Moore, Eugene Polley, Vadim Glowna, and Mark Midler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Murray Rose ranks 3,774 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Blore (1787), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), Chris Farlowe (1940), Max Beerbohm (1872), William Hallowes Miller (1801), and Suze Randall (1946). After him are Aaron Arrowsmith (1750), Steve Coogan (1965), Rowan Williams (1950), Andy Goldsworthy (1956), Barry Flanagan (1941), and Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (1841).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Murray Rose ranks 4. Before him are Frederick Holman (1885), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), and Henry Taylor (1885). After him are John Derbyshire (1878), Belle Moore (1894), Jennie Fletcher (1890), Irene Steer (1889), Lucy Morton (1898), Valerie Davies (1912), Annie Speirs (1889), and Hilda James (1904).

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