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Silvia Poll

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Sylvia Úrsula Poll Ahrens (born September 24, 1970 in Managua, Nicaragua) is an Olympic medalist and a national record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. At the 1988 Olympics, she won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal, when she garnered the silver in the women's 200 free. As of 2025, she and her younger sister Claudia are Costa Rica's only Olympic medalists. Sylvia also swam for Costa Rica at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Silvia Poll is the 304th most popular swimmer (down from 297th in 2024), the 33rd most popular biography from Nicaragua (up from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nicaraguan Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Silvia Poll ranks 304 out of 709. Before her are Denis Pankratov, Cornelia Sirch, Malcolm Champion, Daichi Suzuki, Angel Martino, and Bruce Furniss. After her are Lukman Niode, Jon Olsen, Daniela Hunger, Anders Holmertz, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Dara Torres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Silvia Poll ranks 840. Before her are Roel Reiné, Morgan Johansson, Markus Gier, Josh Green, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Rintje Ritsma. After her are Constance Zimmer, Chris Kattan, David Saint-Jacques, Jennifer Westfeldt, Alister McRae, and Eric Whitacre.

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In Nicaragua

Among people born in Nicaragua, Silvia Poll ranks 33 out of 34. Before her are René Schick (1909), Daniela Torres (1990), Fernando Cardenal (1934), Nora Astorga (1944), Claudia Poll (1972), and Óscar Duarte (1989). After her are Román González (1987), Sheynnis Palacios (2000), Juan Barrera (1989), Evidelia González (1997), and Sema Ludrick (1999).

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Among SWIMMERS In Nicaragua

Among swimmers born in Nicaragua, Silvia Poll ranks 2. Before her are Claudia Poll (1972).

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