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Ryan Held

1995 - Today

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Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American retired 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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Ryan Held is the 936th most popular swimmer (down from 887th in 2024), the 21,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,532nd in 2019) and the 221st most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ryan Held ranks 936 out of 709. Before him are Larsen Jensen, Keri-anne Payne, Oliver Klemet, Hayley Lewis, 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 21,942 out of 20,380. Before him are Jacarra Winchester (1992), Ben Curtis (1977), 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), Duncan D. Hunter (1976), and Hannah Teter (1987).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ryan Held ranks 221. 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), David Walters (1987), Jordan Wilimovsky (1994), and Leah Smith (1995).

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