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Roland Schoeman

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Roland Mark Schoeman OIS (born 3 July 1980) is a South African and American former swimmer was a world record holder in multiple events, and was a member of the South African swimming team at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. He won a gold medal representing South Africa in the 4x100 freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics and between 2000-2014 won numerous medals including seven golds in freestyle, and butterfly events at the World Championships, Pan American, and Commonwealth games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Schoeman is the 196th most popular swimmer (up from 385th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 362nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Roland Schoeman ranks 196 out of 709. Before him are Helen Wainwright, Shiro Hashizume, Susan Pedersen, Missy Franklin, Albán Vermes, and Sandra Morgan. After him are Enith Brigitha, Boy Charlton, Allison Schmitt, Georg Hoffmann, Dana Vollmer, and Matt Vogel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Roland Schoeman ranks 263. Before him are Ivan Moody, Aruna Dindane, Vibeke Skofterud, Linor Abargil, Antônio Pizzonia, and Tsutomu Fujihara. After him are Mai Aizawa, Hongman Choi, Kiril Petkov, Choi Min-ho, Koichi Hirono, and Alen Simonyan.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Roland Schoeman ranks 208 out of 454. Before him are Francois Botha (1968), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Liezel Huber (1976), and Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984). After him are Sol Plaatje (1876), Guy Tunmer (1948), Cameron Norrie (1995), Cliff Drysdale (1941), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), and John Langalibalele Dube (1871).

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Among SWIMMERS In South Africa

Among swimmers born in South Africa, Roland Schoeman ranks 2. Before him are Joan Harrison (1935). After him are Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), Penelope Heyns (1974), Chad le Clos (1992), Cameron van der Burgh (1988), Natalie du Toit (1984), Tamsin Cook (1998), Keri-anne Payne (1987), Brad Tandy (1991), Emma Chelius (1996), and Pieter Coetze (2004).

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