1974 - Today
Penelope ("Penny") Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events – at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – making her South Africa's first post-apartheid Olympic gold medallist following South Africa's re-admission to the Games in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penelope Heyns has received more than 133,126 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Penelope Heyns is the 285th most popular swimmer (down from 262nd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 268th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, Penelope Heyns ranks 285 out of 392. Before her are Ferry Weertman, Joseph Schooling, Sara Isaković, Éva Risztov, Daniela Samulski, and Thiago Pereira. After her are Spyridon Gianniotis, David Wilkie, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Takeshi Matsuda, Klete Keller, and Matti Mattsson.
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 279
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.35
Rank: 280
1988 - Present
HPI: 26.23
Rank: 281
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.22
Rank: 282
1984 - 2018
HPI: 26.08
Rank: 283
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.03
Rank: 284
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.02
Rank: 285
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.99
Rank: 286
1954 - Present
HPI: 25.98
Rank: 287
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.95
Rank: 288
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.93
Rank: 289
1982 - Present
HPI: 25.93
Rank: 290
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.79
Rank: 291
Among people born in 1974, Penelope Heyns ranks 890. Before her are Atsushi Nagai, Fon Tanasoontorn, Gary Kelly, Tesfaye Tola, Akira Konno, and Hideaki Ozawa. After her are Fabinho, Raimkul Malakhbekov, Satoru Asari, Jin Sato, Beckie Scott, and Naoki Naruo.
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.17
Rank: 884
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.16
Rank: 885
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.12
Rank: 886
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.12
Rank: 887
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.09
Rank: 888
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.09
Rank: 889
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.02
Rank: 890
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 891
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 892
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.84
Rank: 893
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.77
Rank: 894
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.73
Rank: 895
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.70
Rank: 896
Among people born in South Africa, Penelope Heyns ranks 301 out of 374. Before her are Chanelle Scheepers (1984), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (1989), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995), Natalie Grandin (1981), Katlego Mphela (1984), and Cameron Norrie (1995). After her are Lauren Beukes (1976), Wesley Moodie (1979), Andre Arendse (1967), Julius Malema (1981), Roland Schoeman (1980), and Raven Klaasen (1982).
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.12
Rank: 295
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.02
Rank: 296
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.78
Rank: 297
1981 - Present
HPI: 26.70
Rank: 298
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.49
Rank: 299
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.33
Rank: 300
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.02
Rank: 301
1976 - Present
HPI: 25.76
Rank: 302
1979 - Present
HPI: 25.75
Rank: 303
1967 - Present
HPI: 25.64
Rank: 304
1981 - Present
HPI: 25.63
Rank: 305
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.36
Rank: 306
1982 - Present
HPI: 25.17
Rank: 307
Among swimmers born in South Africa, Penelope Heyns ranks 5. Before her are Joan Harrison (1935), Natalie du Toit (1984), Cameron van der Burgh (1988), and Chad le Clos (1992). After her are Roland Schoeman (1980) and Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997).
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.06
Rank: 2
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 3
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 4
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.02
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.36
Rank: 6
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.53
Rank: 7