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James Magnussen

1991 - Today

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James Magnussen (born 11 April 1991) is a retired Australian swimmer and Olympic medallist. He was the 2011 and 2013 100-metre freestyle world champion, and holds the record for the fifth fastest swim in history in the 100-metre freestyle, with a time of 47.10, which until 2016 also stood as the fastest swim in textile swimwear material. He has won a total of 16 medals in major international competition, eight gold, five silver and three bronze, spanning the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Magnussen has received more than 355,508 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Magnussen is the 632nd most popular swimmer (down from 440th in 2019), the 1,080th most popular biography from Australia (down from 860th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, James Magnussen ranks 632 out of 709. Before him are Bronte Campbell, Mitch Larkin, James Guy, Annie Lazor, Maryna Aleksiyiva, and Haley Anderson. After him are Penny Oleksiak, Kelsi Dahlia, Martin Malyutin, Kristian Golomeev, Yan Zibei, and Regan Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, James Magnussen ranks 1,284. Before him are Shunsuke Kikuchi, Kenji Kitawaki, Goro Kawanami, Koki Arita, Ikki Sasaki, and Haley Anderson. After him are Koichi Maeda, Paulo Conrado do Carmo Sardin, Efrain Rintaro, Oktawia Nowacka, Ryota Nakamura, and Darius Morris.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Magnussen ranks 1,080 out of 1,143. Before him are Liam Finn (1983), Josh Risdon (1992), Nathan Outteridge (1986), Tim Cuddihy (1987), Kaarle McCulloch (1988), and Shaun Marsh (1983). After him are Cassi Thomson (1993), Kim Brennan (1985), Emma Moffatt (1984), Connor Metcalfe (1999), Lydia Williams (1988), and Alexander Porter (1996).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, James Magnussen ranks 56. Before him are Stephanie Rice (1988), Brianna Throssell (1996), Mack Horton (1996), Kylie Palmer (1990), Angie Bainbridge (1989), and Mitch Larkin (1993). After him are Emily Seebohm (1992), Jack McLoughlin (1995), Madison Wilson (1994), Kieran Smith (2000), Meg Harris (2002), and Brendon Smith (2000).

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