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Thelma Kalama

1931 - 1999

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Thelma H. Kalama (March 24, 1931 – May 17, 1999), later known by her married name Thelma Aiu after 1960, was an American competition swimmer, 1948 London Olympic gold medalist in the freestyle relay, and a marine veteran. She was the second woman to represent Hawaii in the Olympics. Thelma was born the fifth sibling in a large family to Abraham Ka'aumoana Kalama, a U.S. Naval veteran, and Helena Z. Kalama, in Honolulu on March 24, 1931. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thelma Kalama has received more than 17,824 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Thelma Kalama is the 126th most popular swimmer, the 10,104th most popular biography from United States and the 44th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Thelma Kalama ranks 126 out of 709. Before her are Jeannette Campbell, Gunnar Larsson, Otto Fahr, Sharon Stouder, Hideko Maehata, and Joyce Cooper. After her are Perry McGillivray, Ulrike Richter, Julius Frey, Clare Dennis, György Mitró, and Jan Henne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Thelma Kalama ranks 526. Before her are Stanislav Lusk, Aleksandar Ivoš, Zoltán Huszárik, Marla Gibbs, Anne Heywood, and Romila Thapar. After her are Frank Ramsey, Janice Rule, Federico Edwards, Gisela Birkemeyer, Johnny Sheffield, and Müzahir Sille. Among people deceased in 1999, Thelma Kalama ranks 280. Before her are Irving Rapper, Roderick Chisholm, Jill Dando, Basil Hume, Man Mohan Adhikari, and Jorge Góngora. After her are Arvo Viitanen, Rick Rude, Akhtar Hameed Khan, Gar Samuelson, Władysław Hasior, and Charles "Buddy" Rogers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thelma Kalama ranks 10,104 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Jesse Williams (1981), Giuseppe Rossi (1987), Lee Archambault (1960), and John Delaney (1963). After her are Frank Ramsey (1931), Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825), Dave Wottle (1950), Teri Polo (1969), Mike Honda (1941), and Joe Lo Truglio (1970).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Thelma Kalama ranks 44. Before her are Frances Schroth (1893), Lance Larson (1940), Debbie Meyer (1952), Harry Hebner (1891), Jim Montgomery (1955), and Sharon Stouder (1948). After her are Perry McGillivray (1893), Jan Henne (1947), Claudia Kolb (1949), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Warren Kealoha (1903), and Shirley Stobs (1942).

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