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Wally Ris

1924 - 1989

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Walter Steven Ris (January 4, 1924 – December 25, 1989) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and world record-holder. Ris won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He received his first gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and set a new world record of 8:46.0 with American teammates Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf, and Bill Smith. At the US Olympic trials of the 1948 4x200-meter freestyle relay, several swimmers who had already qualified in other events slowed down in their heats or swam fast in the prelims and scratched themselves for the final to allow more swimmers to qualify for the US Olympic Team. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wally Ris is the 11th most popular swimmer (up from 99th in 2019), the 4,256th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,196th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Wally Ris ranks 11 out of 709. Before her are Michael Phelps, Mike Troy, Rie Mastenbroek, Jimmy McLane, Duke Kahanamoku, and Charlie Hickcox. After her are Frederick Holman, Katalin Szőke, Doug Russell, Carolyn Schuler, Galina Prozumenshchikova, and István Bárány.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Wally Ris ranks 200. Before her are Edward Cassidy, Josef Škvorecký, Johannes Mario Simmel, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, George Mikan, and Nek Chand. After her are Mutesa II of Buganda, Eduardo Fajardo, Wiel Coerver, Anne Vernon, Adelaida Avagyan, and M. Karunanidhi. Among people deceased in 1989, Wally Ris ranks 122. Before her are Elisaveta Bykova, Richie Ginther, Gerhard Schröder, Imre Németh, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, and Riccardo Morandi. After her are Wilfrid Sellars, Yuliya Solntseva, Robert Webber, Guy Laroche, Brian Naylor, and Harold Jeffreys.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wally Ris ranks 4,256 out of 20,380. Before her are Vincent Pastore (1946), Peter T. King (1944), Virginia Madsen (1961), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Betsy Ross (1752), and Edwin H. Colbert (1905). After her are Jill Kelly (1971), Mickey Spillane (1918), Maurice McLoughlin (1890), John C. Reilly (1965), Carmen Electra (1972), and Jack Nicklaus (1940).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Wally Ris ranks 8. Before her are Mark Spitz (1950), Michael Phelps (1985), Mike Troy (1940), Jimmy McLane (1930), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), and Charlie Hickcox (1947). After her are Doug Russell (1946), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Bill Mulliken (1939), Ken Huszagh (1891), Don Schollander (1946), and Ken Walsh (1945).

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