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Sharon van Rouwendaal

1993 - Today

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Sharon van Rouwendaal (born 9 September 1993) is a Dutch swimmer and the Olympic gold medalist in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2024 Olympics in Paris. She grew up in Soest, and later moved to France with her parents. In 2009, she moved to Eindhoven to train with Jeanet Mulder, after she had qualified for the 2010 European Aquatics Championships she changed coach to Jacco Verhaeren. As of 2014 she is coached by Philippe Lucas in Narbonne and Marcel Wouda in Eindhoven. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sharon van Rouwendaal is the 400th most popular swimmer (down from 376th in 2019), the 1,413th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,422nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 400 out of 709Before her are Jiao Liuyang, Adam Peaty, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, and Filippo Magnini. After her are Kieren Perkins, Cameron van der Burgh, Wang Shun, Liu Zige, Theresa Andrews, and Kelsi Dahlia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 523Before her are Marina Rajčić, Thitiphan Puangjan, Pieros Sotiriou, Misaki Kuno, Koen Bouwman, and Cher Lloyd. After her are Marius Bear, Lidia Isac, Uroš Kovačević, Davide Ghiotto, Iñigo Lekue, and Hermione Corfield.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 1,414 out of 1,646Before her are Nycke Groot (1988), Ruud Vormer (1988), Jens Toornstra (1989), Mark Tuitert (1980), Robin de Kruijf (1991), and Koen Bouwman (1993). After her are Jaïro Riedewald (1996), Laurine van Riessen (1987), Femke Dekker (1979), Perr Schuurs (1999), Igor Sijsling (1987), and Sari van Veenendaal (1990).

Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 19Before her are Petra van Staveren (1966), Jolanda de Rover (1963), Marleen Veldhuis (1979), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990), Inge Dekker (1985), and Maarten van der Weijden (1981). After her are Femke Heemskerk (1987), Hinkelien Schreuder (1984), Manon van Rooijen (1982), Chantal Groot (1982), Johan Kenkhuis (1980), and Arno Kamminga (1995).