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Aries Merritt

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Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Aries Merritt is the 3,195th most popular athlete (down from 2,526th in 2024), the 15,444th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,245th in 2019) and the 503rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Aries Merritt ranks 3,195 out of 6,025. Before him are Tanyu Kiryakov, Kim Dong-hyeon, Patrick Hürlimann, Inna Lasovskaya, Joe DeLoach, and Cristieana Cojocaru. After him are Annegret Strauch, Mariya Lasitskene, Beth Heiden, John Collins, Karsten Brannasch, and Nelli Cooman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Aries Merritt ranks 476. Before him are Davey Boy Smith Jr., Yōko Hikasa, Michael Mørkøv, Laurent Ciman, Ana Ularu, and Tao Okamoto. After him are Mauro Boselli, Kayla Ewell, Lee Da-hee, Túlio de Melo, Park Soo-jin, and Olga Kaniskina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aries Merritt ranks 15,450 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald R. McMonagle (1952), Russ Feingold (1953), Paul Laxalt (1922), Joe DeLoach (1967), Peggy McCay (1927), and Edward P. Jones (1950). After him are Bonnie Rotten (1993), James Murphy (1967), Adam G. Sevani (1992), Chris Wood (1988), Bob Mould (1960), and Kayla Ewell (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Aries Merritt ranks 503. Before him are Esther Jones (1969), Mildrette Netter (1948), Carol Lewis (1963), Noah Lyles (1997), Butch Reynolds (1964), and Joe DeLoach (1967). After him are Beth Heiden (1959), Athing Mu (2002), Carmelita Jeter (1979), Richmond Landon (1898), Walter Davis (1979), and Reese Hoffa (1977).

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