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Pieter Coetze

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Pieter Theunis Coetze (born 13 May 2004) is a South African swimmer. He is the African record holder in the long course and short course 100 metre backstroke and short course 50 metre backstroke. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke, the silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke, and the bronze medal in the 200 metre backstroke. At the 2022 World Junior Championships, he competed in ten events, including winning the gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke, silver medals in the 50 metre backstroke, 100 metre backstroke, and the 4×100 metre medley relay, as well as a bronze medal in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 8 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 7 in 2024). Pieter Coetze is the 1,262nd most popular swimmer (down from 1,117th in 2024), the 608th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 517th in 2019) and the 15th most popular South African Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Pieter Coetze ranks 1,262 out of 709. Before him are Quah Ting Wen, Martin Bau, Alexander Nørgaard, Hong Jinquan, Emily Muteti, and Mokhtar Al-Yamani. After him are Laura Riedemann, Nicole Frank, Konstantinos Englezakis, Zane Grothe, Ghirmai Efrem, and Michael Laitarovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2004, Pieter Coetze ranks 212. Before him are Luana Alonso, Julia Benedetti, Lucile Tessariol, Freya Colbert, Keet Oldenbeuving, and Jaedyn Shaw. After him are Asher Hong, Elyse Lemay-Lavoie, TJ Sanders, Mutiara Rahma Putri, Alyssa Thompson, and Takhmina Ikromova.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Pieter Coetze ranks 608 out of 454. Before him are Jean Spies (1989), Lisa-Marié Deetlefs (1987), Emma Chelius (1996), Tercious Malepe (1997), Taine Paton (1989), and Sokwakhana Zazini (2000). After him are Clarence Munyai (1998), Gift Leotlela (1998), Reeve Frosler (1998), Chloe Meecham (1999), Yusleidy Figueroa (1993), and David Maree (1989).

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Among SWIMMERS In South Africa

Among swimmers born in South Africa, Pieter Coetze ranks 15. Before him are Lyndon Ferns (1983), Tamsin Cook (1998), Michelle Toro (1991), Keri-anne Payne (1987), Brad Tandy (1991), and Emma Chelius (1996). After him are Michael Houlie (2000), Duné Coetzee (2002), Matthew Sates (2003), Michelle Weber (1996), Kaylene Corbett (1999), and Erin Gallagher (1998).

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