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Peter Evans

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Peter Maxwell Evans (born 1 August 1961) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s who won four Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as part of the Quietly Confident Quartet. He also won consecutive bronze medals in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1980 Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The son of prominent Western Australian businessman and politician Max Evans, Evans had a late start to his swimming career, making his debut at the Australian Championships in his hometown of Perth, aged 17. Despite placing second in the 100 m breaststroke, he was not selected for Australia, and instead travelled to the United Kingdom to train under David Haller. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Evans is the 260th most popular swimmer, the 568th most popular biography from Australia and the 19th most popular Australian Swimmer.

Peter Evans is most famous for being an Australian swimmer who competed in the 1980s, particularly excelling in freestyle and individual medley events. He represented Australia at various international competitions, including the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Peter Evans ranks 260 out of 709. Before him are Susanne Nielsson, Silke Hörner, Alex Baumann, Oussama Mellouli, Beverley Whitfield, and Jenny Thompson. After him are Donna de Varona, Ivar Stukolkin, Károly Güttler, Janet Evans, Tom Jager, and Federica Pellegrini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Peter Evans ranks 824. Before him are Mihai Cioc, Lee Tae-ho, Emilio Rivera, Antonella Mularoni, Mercedes Abad, and Giorgos Papakonstantinou. After him are Mirko Nišović, Alenka Cuderman, Howard Gordon, Tatanka, Salvatore Todisco, and Amadou Ba.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Evans ranks 568 out of 1,143. Before him are Ryan Corr (1989), David Andersen (1980), Richie Porte (1985), Craig Horner (1983), Conan Stevens (1969), and Andrew Hoy (1959). After him are Ben Williams (1977), Steve Keen (1953), Dan Feuerriegel (1981), Saša Ognenovski (1979), James Mackay (1984), and Brett Aitken (1971).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Peter Evans ranks 19. Before him are Jon Henricks (1935), Ian O'Brien (1947), Kevin Berry (1945), Shane Gould (1956), David Theile (1938), and Beverley Whitfield (1954). After him are Lyn McClements (1951), Gail Neall (1955), Giaan Rooney (1982), Bronte Barratt (1989), Petria Thomas (1975), and Michelle Ford (1962).

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