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Sizwe Ndlovu

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Sizwe Lawrence Ndlovu (born 24 September 1980) is a South African rower. He won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was South Africa's first ever Olympic gold medal for rowing. The rest of the team were James Thompson, John Smith and Matthew Brittain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sizwe Ndlovu is the 7,588th most popular athlete (down from 7,522nd in 2024), the 494th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 456th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sizwe Ndlovu ranks 7,588 out of 6,025. Before him are Tan Ya-ting, Ryan Whiting, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Serap Özçelik, Scott Frandsen, and Georgia Taylor-Brown. After him are Chloe Kim, Lalita Babar, Joey Meneses, Larissa Iapichino, Christania Williams, and Max Heß.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Sizwe Ndlovu ranks 1,622. Before him are Kent Farrington, Kevin Pietersen, Tejaswini Sawant, Shelly Martinez, Marlon King, and Scott Frandsen. After him are Emmanuel Jal, Dahntay Jones, Ancuţa Stoenescu, Davy Arnaud, Alexandra Stevenson, and Dave Kitson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Sizwe Ndlovu ranks 494 out of 454. Before him are Teko Modise (1982), Thabo Mngomeni (1969), Rory Sabbatini (1976), Matthew Brittain (1987), Ryk Neethling (1977), and Kevin Pietersen (1980). After him are Kamohelo Mokotjo (1991), Zain Bhikha (1974), Cyril Nzama (1974), Stefan de Bod (1996), Master KG (1996), and Hashim Amla (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Sizwe Ndlovu ranks 52. Before him are Jacques Freitag (1982), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Akani Simbine (1993), John Smith (1990), Rory Sabbatini (1976), and Matthew Brittain (1987). After him are Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Zane Weir (1995), Shaun Keeling (1987), Lawrence Brittain (1990), Bianca Buitendag (1993), and Antonio Alkana (1990).

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