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Bob Seagren

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Robert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion. A native of Pomona, California, Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won six National AAU and four NCAA titles indoors and outdoors. Indoors he posted eight world bests between 1966 and 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Bob Seagren is the 2,842nd most popular athlete (down from 2,574th in 2024), the 14,542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,420th in 2019) and the 472nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bob Seagren ranks 2,842 out of 6,025. Before him are Jefferson Pérez, Djabir Saïd-Guerni, Willi Wülbeck, Charlotte and Laura Tremble, Kathrin Boron, and Pete Desjardins. After him are Kim Gevaert, Vladimir Krylov, Jemima Sumgong, Yumileidi Cumbá, Harvey Glance, and Siyka Kelbecheva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Bob Seagren ranks 803. Before him are King Sunny Adé, Bill Forsyth, Malcolm Rifkind, Mike Doyle, Ian Porterfield, and Suresh Oberoi. After him are Ed Schafer, Jodi Rell, Manfred Stengl, Christopher Malcolm, Felicity Kendal, and Peter Dodson.

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bob Seagren ranks 472. Before him are Dwight Phillips (1977), Jim Ryun (1947), David Payne (1982), Archie Williams (1915), Susan Williams (1969), and Millard Hampton (1956). After him are Harvey Glance (1957), Carie Graves (1953), Margaret Bailes (1951), Jenny Simpson (1986), Butch Johnson (1955), and Al Joyner (1960).

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