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Ryan Murphy

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Ryan Fitzgerald Murphy (born July 2, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer specializing in backstroke. He is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and the former world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Murphy swept the backstroke events, winning gold medals in both the 100- and 200-meter backstroke races. He also won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, and Cody Miller, and Murphy's backstroke relay leg broke the world record previously set by Aaron Peirsol in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Ryan Murphy is the 619th most popular swimmer (down from 480th in 2024), the 20,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,710th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ryan Murphy ranks 619 out of 709. Before him are Marta Fiedina, Gu Beibei, Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir, Rie Kaneto, Eric Namesnik, and Paweł Korzeniowski. After him are Daniela Götz, Yevgeny Lagunov, Katsumi Nakamura, Ilaria Bianchi, Liu Ou, and Hannah Stockbauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Ryan Murphy ranks 748. Before him are Hyuk, Yasuto Wakizaka, Nuno Santos, Madelen Janogy, Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, and Kyle Edmund. After him are Gao Zhunyi, Levan Shengelia, Nafia Kuş, Jahlil Okafor, Vincent Koziello, and Funa Tonaki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Murphy ranks 20,170 out of 20,380. Before him are Will Claye (1991), Charlie O'Connell (1975), Tage Thompson (1997), Raymond Felton (1984), Amos Lee (1977), and Tina Holmes (1973). After him are Chris Babb (1990), Nia Ali (1988), Calvin Davis (1972), Jeremiah Massey (1982), Dave Attell (1965), and Logan Browning (1989).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ryan Murphy ranks 163. Before him are Brooke Bennett (1980), Annie Lazor (1994), Kaitlin Sandeno (1983), Megan Jendrick (1984), Peter Vanderkaay (1984), and Eric Namesnik (1970). After him are Katie Hoff (1989), Nathan Adrian (1988), Cristina Teuscher (1978), Garrett Weber-Gale (1985), Lilly King (1997), and Chase Kalisz (1994).

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