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Rutger Smith

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Rutger Smith (born 9 July 1981 in Groningen) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw. He is the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012. His personal best of 21.62 m for the shot put is the Dutch national record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rutger Smith is the 4,368th most popular athlete (down from 4,185th in 2019), the 1,394th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,398th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rutger Smith ranks 4,368 out of 6,025. Before him are Tanja Frieden, Yvonne Murray, Jon Belaustegui, Mariya Ryemyen, Wang Mingjuan, and Filip Filipović. After him are Viktor Maigourov, Luguelín Santos, Yuri Alvear, Christopher Williams, Winthrop Graham, and Airinė Palšytė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Rutger Smith ranks 1,015. Before him are Kristian Pless, Stefanie Böhler, Peng Bo, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Henri Caroine, and Riin Tamm. After him are Keyshia Cole, Steven Reid, Majandra Delfino, Jaroslav Levinský, Luis Ernesto Pérez, and Nicolas Penneteau.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rutger Smith ranks 1,395 out of 1,646. Before him are Bram Nuytinck (1990), Sam Feldt (1993), Kjeld Nuis (1989), Carien Kleibeuker (1978), Karsten Kroon (1976), and Tarik Tissoudali (1993). After him are Esmée Denters (1988), Hind Laroussi (1984), Anneliese van der Pol (1984), Mitchell Donald (1988), Dennis van der Geest (1975), and Thomas Dekker (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Rutger Smith ranks 62. Before him are Ester Workel (1975), Marc Houtzager (1971), Poliana (null), Anouk Vetter (1993), José Luis Sánchez (null), and Kjeld Nuis (1989). After him are Fatima Moreira de Melo (1978), Nadine Visser (1995), Wang Chao (null), Maikel van der Vleuten (1988), Nicolien Sauerbreij (1979), and Nienke Kingma (1982).

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