CREATE TABLE table_204_937 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "lane" DECIMAL, "athlete" TEXT, "time" DECIMAL)

how many athletes finished before pinki pramanik ?
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM table_204_937 WHERE "time" < (SELECT "time" FROM table_204_937 WHERE "athlete" = 'pinki pramanik')
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM "table_204_937" WHERE "time" < (SELECT "time" FROM "table_204_937" WHERE "athlete" = 'pinki pramanik')