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Tatjana Schoenmaker

1997 - Today

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Tatjana Smith (née Schoenmaker; born 9 July 1997) is a South African retired swimmer who specialised in breaststroke events. She is a two-time Olympic champion and the most decorated South African Olympian in history. Smith won the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke and the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 2020 Olympic Games, setting Olympic records in both events and the world record in the former, and the gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke and the silver medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 2024 Olympic Games. She is also a World Championships gold medalist (2023) and two-time silver medalist (2019, 2023). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Tatjana Schoenmaker is the 249th most popular swimmer (up from 527th in 2024), the 272nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 408th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Tatjana Schoenmaker ranks 249 out of 709. Before her are Pär Arvidsson, Pablo Morales, Sun Yang, Heike Friedrich, Sándor Wladár, and Paul Biedermann. After her are Anita Lonsbrough, Tim Shaw, Petra Schneider, Anne Ottenbrite, Susanne Nielsson, and Silke Hörner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Tatjana Schoenmaker ranks 144. Before her are Mina, Ana Mena, Dominic Solanke, Galeno, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, and Karoline Leavitt. After her are Patrick Roberts, Tommy Paul, Roland Sallai, Aleix García, Daizen Maeda, and Minnie.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Tatjana Schoenmaker ranks 272 out of 454. Before her are Lucas Radebe (1969), Moira Lister (1923), Moses Sithole (1964), Letta Mbulu (1942), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), and Miriam Stockley (1962). After her are Wendy Beckett (1930), Caster Semenya (1991), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Quinton Fortune (1977), Robbie Hunter (1977), and Naledi Pandor (1953).

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Among SWIMMERS In South Africa

Among swimmers born in South Africa, Tatjana Schoenmaker ranks 3. Before her are Joan Harrison (1935), and Roland Schoeman (1980). After her are Penelope Heyns (1974), Chad le Clos (1992), Cameron van der Burgh (1988), Natalie du Toit (1984), Sarah Poewe (1983), Lyndon Ferns (1983), Tamsin Cook (1998), Michelle Toro (1991), and Keri-anne Payne (1987).

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