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Denis Pankratov

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Denis Pankratov (Russian: Денис Панкратов; born 4 July 1974) is a retired Russian butterfly swimmer of the 1990s, who was best known for winning the butterfly double at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States in a unique style. His 100 m butterfly triumph is particularly remembered for his swimming over 25 m of the first lap underwater and then 15 m in the opposite direction, also underwater. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Pankratov has received more than 62,091 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Denis Pankratov is the 234th most popular swimmer (down from 172nd in 2019), the 2,806th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,594th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Swimmer.

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  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Denis Pankratov ranks 234 out of 709. Before him are Sandy Neilson, Sylvie Fréchette, Kosuke Kitajima, Franziska van Almsick, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, and Aliaksandra Herasimenia. After him are Federica Pellegrini, David Theile, Ines Geissler, Albán Vermes, Mireia Belmonte, and Hilda James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Denis Pankratov ranks 532. Before him are Vasyl Slipak, Yuki Urushibara, Marzio Bruseghin, Joel Sánchez, Ivri Lider, and Santi Denia. After him are Frank Klepacki, Markus Weinzierl, Benjamin Limo, Jack D. Fischer, Barbara Dex, and Gus Hansen.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Denis Pankratov ranks 2,806 out of 3,761. Before him are Valery Gopin (1964), José Ramos (null), Alina Boz (1998), Yuri Lodygin (1990), Svetlana Ishmouratova (1972), and Vyacheslav Maltsev (1964). After him are Oleg Skripochka (1969), Yevgeny Rodionov (1977), Yuriy Borzakovskiy (1981), Yulianna Avdeeva (1985), Irina Kalinina (1959), and Denis Istomin (1986).

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Among SWIMMERS In Russia

Among swimmers born in Russia, Denis Pankratov ranks 5. Before him are Alexander Popov (1971), Vladimir Salnikov (1960), Oscar Grégoire (1877), and Nikolai Pankin (1949). After him are Igor Polyansky (1967), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), Svetlana Romashina (1989), Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Anastasia Davydova (1983), and Anastasiya Kirpichnikova (2000).

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