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Ryan Held

1995 - Today

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Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is a retired American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds three world records in short course relay events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relays, swimming in both the prelims and the final of the event. He won a second gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 meter freestyle relays, though he did not swim in the finals of the event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Held is the 825th most popular swimmer (up from 884th in 2019), the 20,702nd most popular biography from United States (down from 20,532nd in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ryan Held ranks 825 out of 709. Before him are Conor Dwyer, Larsen Jensen, Keri-anne Payne, Oliver Klemet, Shannon Vreeland, and Ben Hockin. After him are Jack Alexy, Chelsea Hodges, Renzo Tjon-A-Joe, Kieran Smith, Abbey Weitzeil, and Henrik Christiansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Ryan Held ranks 1,347. Before him are Andressinha, Myles Garrett, Caleb Antill, Shakima Wimbley, Radhika Madan, and Kodai Sakamoto. After him are Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov, Jamie Neushul, Yuta Imazu, Naoki Otani, Jonathan Drouin, and Yorgelis Rodríguez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Held ranks 20,710 out of 20,380. Before him are Myles Garrett (1995), Jacarra Winchester (1992), Chris Pontius (1987), JaJuan Johnson (1989), Shakima Wimbley (1995), and Taylor Knibb (1998). After him are Jalen Suggs (2001), Cole Hocker (2001), Kara Winger (1986), Aaron Schock (1981), Hannah Teter (1987), and Abigail Johnston (1989).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ryan Held ranks 201. Before him are Caspar Corbeau (2001), Zach Apple (1997), Rachel Bootsma (1993), Conor Dwyer (1989), Larsen Jensen (1985), and Shannon Vreeland (1991). After him are Jack Alexy (2003), Abbey Weitzeil (1996), Kate Ziegler (1988), Jordan Wilimovsky (1994), Leah Smith (1995), and Andrea Murez (1992).

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