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Warren Kealoha

1903 - 1972

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Warren Daniels Kealoha (March 3, 1903 – September 8, 1972) was an American competition swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist in the 100 backstroke at both 1920 Antwerp and 1924 Paris Olympics and a world record-holder. Kealoha had the distinction of being one of the first athletes to win gold medals in backstroke in consecutive Olympics. As an innovator, he also was noted for being one of the first back strokers to use the flutter kick and an arm stroke with alternate over the head arm entry in elite competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Warren Kealoha is the 140th most popular swimmer (down from 136th in 2024), the 9,727th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,439th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Warren Kealoha ranks 140 out of 709. Before him are Max Schöne, Pua Kealoha, Hideko Maehata, Harry Hebner, György Mitró, and Cecil Healy. After him are Clare Dennis, Carl Robie, Fernand Feyaerts, Alexander Popov, Jennie Fletcher, and Harold Hardwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Warren Kealoha ranks 321. Before him are Harold Whitlock, Ella Baker, Yuli Raizman, Clare Boothe Luce, Olavi Paavolainen, and Guy Simonds. After him are Helena Nordheim, Edgar Bergen, Kazimierz Kordylewski, Andrei Fayt, Raymond Flacher, and Grethe Weiser. Among people deceased in 1972, Warren Kealoha ranks 235. Before him are Moe Berg, Adriaan Fokker, Józef Lange, John Berryman, Betty Blythe, and Wesley Ruggles. After him are François Bourbotte, Francis Chichester, Mary Frizzell, Claire Windsor, Brian Donlevy, and Humberto Mariles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Warren Kealoha ranks 9,729 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Robards (1961), Aline MacMahon (1899), Greg Grunberg (1966), Bill Black (1926), Edward Givens (1930), and Howard Deutch (1950). After him are Tadd Dameron (1917), Ashley Graham (1987), Franklin Graham (1952), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), and Anna J. Harrison (1912).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Warren Kealoha ranks 62. Before him are Lance Larson (1940), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Cathy Ferguson (1948), Brenda Helser (1924), Pua Kealoha (1902), and Harry Hebner (1891). After him are Carl Robie (1945), Sharon Stouder (1948), Jim Montgomery (1955), Eleanor Garatti (1909), Josephine McKim (1910), and Bob Skelton (1903).

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