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Rutger Smith

1981 - Today

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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Rutger Smith is the 4,816th most popular athlete (down from 4,141st in 2024), the 1,469th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,397th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among people born in 1981, Rutger Smith ranks 1,082. Before him are Kristian Pless, Stefanie Böhler, Peng Bo, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Henri Caroine, and Riin Tamm. After him are Keyshia Cole, Chris Sharma, Steven Reid, Majandra Delfino, Jaroslav Levinský, and Luis Ernesto Pérez.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rutger Smith ranks 1,470 out of 1,646. Before him are Tessa Appeldoorn (1973), 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), Oussama El Azzouzi (2001), Anneliese van der Pol (1984), Mitchell Donald (1988), and Yfke Sturm (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Rutger Smith ranks 78. Before him are Pieta van Dishoeck (1972), Marc Houtzager (1971), Anouk Vetter (1993), José Luis Sánchez (null), Tessa Appeldoorn (1973), and Kjeld Nuis (1989). After him are Fatima Moreira de Melo (1978), Kirsten van der Kolk (1975), Nadine Visser (1995), Adelinde Cornelissen (1979), Wang Chao (null), and Maikel van der Vleuten (1988).

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