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Shani Davis

1982 - Today

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Shani Earl Davis (; born August 13, 1982) is an American former speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis win a gold medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympic Games, winning the speedskating 1000 meter event. He also won a silver medal in the 1500 meter event. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he repeated the feat, becoming the first man to successfully defend the 1000 meters and repeating as the 1500 meter silver medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Shani Davis is the 293rd most popular skater (down from 276th in 2024), the 17,138th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,295th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Shani Davis ranks 293 out of 483. Before him are Anke Baier-Loef, Arianna Fontana, Bob de Jong, Marco Fabbri, Evgenia Medvedeva, and Maxim Marinin. After him are Enrico Fabris, Adelina Sotnikova, Joannie Rochette, Yoshihiro Kitazawa, Olga Graf, and Maxim Trankov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Shani Davis ranks 741. Before him are Brennan Heart, Andrea Minguzzi, Alison Barros Moraes, Daniel Braaten, Juan Rodríguez, and Per Nilsson. After him are Chisu, Jelena Nikolić, Manfred Mölgg, Evan Goldberg, Andrei Rybakou, and Karol Bielecki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shani Davis ranks 17,141 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Evans (1985), and Taylor Dent (1981). After him are Caleb McLaughlin (2001), Shane Douglas (1964), Steven Holcomb (1980), James D. Halsell (1956), Joel Spolsky (1965), Dorothy Peterson (1897), Nicole Arendt (1969), Lisa Fernandez (1971), CeCe Winans (1964), and Michele Greene (1962).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Shani Davis ranks 33. Before him are Scott Hamilton (1958), Sasha Cohen (1984), Michelle Kwan (1980), Dan Jansen (1965), Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), and Chad Hedrick (1977). After him are Tara Lipinski (1982), Eric Flaim (1967), Derek Parra (1970), Evan Lysacek (1985), Debi Thomas (1967), and Linda Fratianne (1960).

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