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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Shani Davis is the 283rd most popular skater (down from 276th in 2019), the 16,816th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,299th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Shani Davis ranks 283 out of 483. Before him are Lyudmila Prokasheva, Oksana Kazakova, Arianna Fontana, Bob de Jong, Evgenia Medvedeva, and Maxim Marinin. After him are Enrico Fabris, Adelina Sotnikova, Joannie Rochette, Olga Graf, Maxim Trankov, and Tara Lipinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Shani Davis ranks 714. Before him are Iljo Keisse, 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 16,823 out of 20,380. Before him are Pamela Geller (1958), Alec Benjamin (1994), Kayla Harrison (1990), Eliza Coupe (1981), Brad Evans (1985), and Taylor Dent (1981). After him are Caleb McLaughlin (2001), Steven Holcomb (1980), James D. Halsell (1956), Joel Spolsky (1965), Dorothy Peterson (1897), and Nicole Arendt (1969).

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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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