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Sharon van Rouwendaal

1993 - Today

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Sharon van Rouwendaal (born 9 September 1993) is a retired 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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sharon van Rouwendaal is the 431st most popular swimmer (down from 378th in 2024), the 1,491st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,422nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 435 out of 709. Before her are Jeff Rouse, Chad le Clos, Luca Marin, Jiao Liuyang, Adam Peaty, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, Giorgio Lamberti, Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, and Filippo Magnini. After her are David Meca, and Kieren Perkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 548. Before her are Thitiphan Puangjan, Pieros Sotiriou, Teddy Teuma, 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 1,492 out of 1,646. Before her are Theo Lucius (1976), 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), Kirsten van der Kolk (1975), Jan Paul van Hecke (2000), and Perr Schuurs (1999).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Sharon van Rouwendaal ranks 20. Before her are Jolanda de Rover (1963), Marleen Veldhuis (1979), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990), Inge Dekker (1985), Conny van Bentum (1965), 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).

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