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Sophie Hansson

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Sophie Elizabeth Hansson (born 2 August 1998) is a Swedish Olympic swimmer who swam for North Carolina State University, and represented Sweden in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics, competing in breaststroke and relay events. In May of 2021 she set a new Swedish record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.69. Her older sister Louise Hansson was also a competitive swimmer and swam with her in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hansson was born 2 August 1998 in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden, and both she and her older sister Louise swam for the local Helsingborgs SS club, known in Sweden as Helsingborg Simsällskap. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 12 different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie Hansson is the 860th most popular swimmer (down from 668th in 2024), the 2,089th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,896th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Swedish Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sophie Hansson ranks 860 out of 709. Before her are David Plummer, Julia Smit, Hao Yun, Evangelia Platanioti, Liu Xiang, and Nic Fink. After her are Martina Carraro, Misty Hyman, Silvia Di Pietro, Yuki Kobori, Alisa Ozhogina, and Yakov Toumarkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Sophie Hansson ranks 793. Before her are Seif Eissa, Arvi Savolainen, Edo Kayembe, Anna Henderson, Woo Ha-ram, and Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga. After her are José Joaquín Esquivel, Lil Skies, Mihăiță Țigănescu, Madelynn Bernau, Jason Joseph, and Ren Komatsu.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sophie Hansson ranks 2,089 out of 1,879. Before her are John Klingberg (1992), Christina Källberg (2000), Kristopher Da Graca (1998), Alex Norén (1982), Linda Bergström (1995), and Sarah Lahti (1995). After her are Patrik Wålemark (2001), Oscar Linnér (1997), Carl Gunnarsson (1986), Oskar Eriksson (1991), Elias Pettersson (1998), and Patricia Strenius (1989).

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Among SWIMMERS In Sweden

Among swimmers born in Sweden, Sophie Hansson ranks 22. Before her are Jennie Johansson (1988), Josefin Lillhage (1980), Johanna Sjöberg (1978), Stefan Nystrand (1981), Michelle Coleman (1993), and Louise Hansson (1996). After her are Sara Junevik (2000), Victor Johansson (1998), Emelie Fast (2004), Ghirmai Efrem (1996), Tatiana Salcuțan (2001), and Hannah Burkhill (2000).

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