1948 - Today
Cathy Jean Ferguson (born July 22, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where she received the gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter backstroke, and another gold as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.Cathy Ferguson was one of six world record holders in the 100m backstroke final at the 1964 Olympics. She proved to be the best of this distinguished field by taking the gold medal with a new record of 1:07.7. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cathy Ferguson has received more than 49,924 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cathy Ferguson is the 139th most popular swimmer (down from 94th in 2019), the 13,118th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,280th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, Cathy Ferguson ranks 139 out of 392. Before her are Therese Alshammar, Tamás Darnyi, Caren Metschuck, Gemma Mengual, Franziska van Almsick, and Alexander Dale Oen. After her are Melissa Belote, John Hencken, Paul Biedermann, Alain Bernard, Pernille Blume, and Shirley Babashoff.
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 133
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 134
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 135
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 136
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 137
1985 - 2012
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 138
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 139
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 140
1954 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 141
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 142
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 143
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 144
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.27
Rank: 145
Among people born in 1948, Cathy Ferguson ranks 667. Before her are Raymond Keene, Mariann Aalda, Takashi Kuwahara, Dan Issel, Teresa Graves, and Colin Todd. After her are Anthony Moore, Carol Bartz, Nell Carter, Robert J. Cenker, Paul LePage, and Sandy Jardine.
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 661
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 662
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 663
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 664
1948 - 2002
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 665
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.03
Rank: 666
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 667
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 668
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 669
1948 - 2003
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 670
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 671
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 672
1948 - 2014
HPI: 34.84
Rank: 673
Among people born in United States, Cathy Ferguson ranks 13,118 out of 18,182. Before her are Mike Crapo (1951), Ashley Graham (1987), DeMarcus Cousins (1990), Johnny Boyd (1926), Felicia Day (1979), and Brett Gurewitz (1962). After her are Marion Martin (1909), Joy Bryant (1974), Sherri Saum (1974), Rob Corddry (1971), Dick Van Arsdale (1943), and Frank Iero (1981).
1951 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 13,112
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 13,113
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 13,114
1926 - 2003
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 13,115
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 13,116
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 13,117
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 13,118
1909 - 1985
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 13,119
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 13,120
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 13,121
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 13,122
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 13,123
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 13,124
Among swimmers born in United States, Cathy Ferguson ranks 45. Before her are Bill Mulliken (1939), Eleanor Holm (1913), Matt Vogel (1957), Allison Schmitt (1990), Sybil Bauer (1903), and Mike Troy (1940). After her are Melissa Belote (1956), John Hencken (1954), Shirley Babashoff (1957), Sandy Neilson (1956), Milorad Čavić (1984), and Jenny Thompson (1973).
1939 - 2014
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 39
1913 - 2004
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 40
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 41
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 42
1903 - 1927
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 43
1940 - 2019
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 44
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 45
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 46
1954 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 47
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.27
Rank: 48
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 49
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 50
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 51