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Sun Yang

1991 - Today

Sun Yang

Sun Yang (Chinese: 孙杨; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n.jǎŋ]; born 1 December 1991) is a Chinese Olympic and former world-record-holding competitive swimmer. In 2012, Sun became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men's swimming. Sun is the first male swimmer in history to earn Olympic and World Championship gold medals at every freestyle distance from 200 to 1500 metres. A three-time Olympic gold medalist and eleven-time world champion, he is the most decorated Chinese swimmer in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Yang is the 242nd most popular swimmer (down from 202nd in 2019), the 1,119th most popular biography from China (down from 1,086th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sun Yang ranks 242 out of 709. Before him are Zoltán Verrasztó, Sarah Sjöström, César Cielo, Park Tae-hwan, Karen Moe, and Pablo Morales. After him are Heike Friedrich, Sándor Wladár, Paul Biedermann, Tatjana Schoenmaker, Anita Lonsbrough, and Tim Shaw.

Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia

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Zoltán Verrasztó
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 236
Sarah Sjöström
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 237
César Cielo
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 238
Park Tae-hwan
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 239
Karen Moe
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 240
Pablo Morales
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 241
Sun Yang
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 242
Heike Friedrich
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 243
Sándor Wladár
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 244
Paul Biedermann
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 245
Tatjana Schoenmaker
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 246
Anita Lonsbrough
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 247
Tim Shaw
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 248

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Sun Yang ranks 213. Before him are Artur Aleksanyan, Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, Baghdad Bounedjah, Francis Coquelin, Adam Smith, and Kento Onodera. After him are Gaia Weiss, Heidi Weng, Jens Stryger Larsen, Facundo Campazzo, Alexis Pinturault, and Alyona Alyona.

Others Born in 1991

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Artur Aleksanyan
WRESTLER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 207
Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
NOBLEMAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 208
Baghdad Bounedjah
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 209
Francis Coquelin
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 210
Adam Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 211
Kento Onodera
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 212
Sun Yang
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 213
Gaia Weiss
MODEL
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 214
Heidi Weng
SKIER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 215
Jens Stryger Larsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 216
Facundo Campazzo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 217
Alexis Pinturault
SKIER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 218
Alyona Alyona
MUSICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 219