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Tim Shaw

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Timothy Andrew Shaw (born November 8, 1957) is an American former Olympic medal-winning swimmer and water polo player. He swam at the 1976 Summer Olympics and played on the American team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of a handful of athletes to win Olympic medals in two different sports. Between 1974 and 1984, Shaw won two Olympic silver medals; three world championships; seven U.S. Amateur Athletic Union national titles; and three U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Shaw is the 248th most popular swimmer (down from 245th in 2019), the 14,566th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,859th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Tim Shaw ranks 248 out of 709. Before him are Sun Yang, Heike Friedrich, Sándor Wladár, Paul Biedermann, Tatjana Schoenmaker, and Anita Lonsbrough. After him are Petra Schneider, Anne Ottenbrite, Silke Hörner, Alex Baumann, Oussama Mellouli, and Beverley Whitfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Tim Shaw ranks 693. Before him are Payne Stewart, Taylor Negron, Harvey Glance, Mark E. Smith, Vladimir Alikin, and Philip May. After him are Roy Cooper, Eric Bristow, Robert Clohessy, Olaf Heredia, Bill Cartwright, and Sheila Ingram.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Shaw ranks 14,570 out of 20,380. Before him are Richie Guerin (1932), Shelton Benjamin (1975), Matt Hughes (1973), Susan Faludi (1959), Wendell Phillips (1811), and Brannon Braga (1965). After him are Mitzi Green (1920), David X. Cohen (1966), Mona Marshall (1947), Sully Erna (1968), Eliot Engel (1947), and Frances Gifford (1920).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Tim Shaw ranks 97. Before him are Leo Goodwin (1883), Keena Rothhammer (1957), Stephen Rerych (1946), Shirley Babashoff (1957), Shelley Mann (1937), and Pablo Morales (1964). After him are Jenny Thompson (1973), Donna de Varona (1947), Janet Evans (1971), Tom Jager (1964), Mike O'Brien (1965), and Tracy Caulkins (1963).

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