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Cynthia Woodhead

1964 - Today

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Cynthia Lee Woodhead (born February 7, 1964), commonly known by her family nickname "Sippy", is an American former competition swimmer, world champion, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. She won three gold medals at the 1978 World Championships, when she was only 14 years old, and set seven world records during her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Cynthia Woodhead is the 494th most popular swimmer, the 19,139th most popular biography from United States and the 148th most popular American Swimmer.

Cynthia Woodhead is most famous for being an American swimmer who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events, winning multiple medals at the 1982 World Championships and competing in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She was known for her impressive performances in both individual and relay events during her swimming career.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Cynthia Woodhead ranks 494 out of 709. Before her are Matt Grevers, Antje Buschschulte, Pang Jiaying, Markus Rogan, Jill Sterkel, and Tünde Szabó. After her are Hugues Duboscq, Florian Wellbrock, Illya Kvasha, Tripp Schwenk, Eamon Sullivan, and Emma McKeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Cynthia Woodhead ranks 1,176. Before her are Ross Kemp, Eric Bina, Steve McCrory, Roy Wegerle, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, and Davis Love III. After her are Torgeir Bryn, Durrant Brown, Adrian Moorhouse, Clayton Blackmore, Diane Dixon, and John E. Sununu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cynthia Woodhead ranks 19,147 out of 20,380. Before her are Clay Aiken (1978), Timothy Simons (1978), Tamara Mello (1976), Robert Kendrick (1979), Skyler Samuels (1994), and Ken Calvert (1953). After her are Emily Meade (1989), James Adomian (1980), Lindsey McKeon (1982), Vern Fleming (1962), Anthony Gatto (1973), and Rodney McCray (1961).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Cynthia Woodhead ranks 148. Before her are Melvin Stewart (1968), Nelson Diebel (1970), Mary Wayte (1965), Troy Dalbey (1968), Matt Grevers (1985), and Jill Sterkel (1961). After her are Tripp Schwenk (1971), Tom Dolan (1975), Beth Botsford (1981), Klete Keller (1982), Catherine Fox (1977), and Margaret Hoelzer (1983).

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