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Xu Jiayu

1995 - Today

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Xu Jiayu (Chinese: 徐嘉余; pinyin: Xú Jiāyú; born 19 August 1995) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is the Olympic Silver medalist (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2024 Paris) and twice consecutive world champion (2017 Budapest and 2019 Gwangju) in the 100 meters backstroke. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Jiayu is the 478th most popular swimmer (up from 502nd in 2019), the 1,482nd most popular biography from China (up from 1,508th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Xu Jiayu ranks 478 out of 709Before him are Dávid Verrasztó, Rafael Muñoz, Marco Koch, Alicia Coutts, Rikke Møller Pedersen, and Margaret Hoelzer. After him are Farida Osman, Cullen Jones, Daiya Seto, Jessica Ashwood, Jérémy Desplanches, and Ryosuke Irie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Xu Jiayu ranks 553Before him are Abderrahman Samba, Andrew Hjulsager, Rafael Vitti, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Daniel Avramovski, and Sara Ali Khan. After him are Jasir Asani, Farida Osman, Mikhail Kolyada, Anuar Tuhami, Gabriele Rossetti, and Rob Holding.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Jiayu ranks 1,482 out of 1,610Before him are Niu Jianfeng (1981), Yang Wenjun (1983), Yin Jian (1978), Xu Mengtao (1990), Lu Chunlong (1989), and Shi Yuqi (1996). After him are Wang Yihan (1988), Walihan Sailike (1992), Hui Ruoqi (1991), Lin Yue (1991), Zhang Xizhe (1991), and Zhou Qian (1989).

Among SWIMMERS In China

Among swimmers born in China, Xu Jiayu ranks 16Before him are Zhang Lin (1987), Wang Shun (1994), Liu Zige (1989), Luo Xuejuan (1984), Zhang Yufei (1998), and Pang Jiaying (1985). After him are Huang Xuechen (1990), Qin Haiyang (1999), Fu Yuanhui (1996), Jiang Wenwen (1986), Lu Ying (1989), and Tang Yi (1993).