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Bruce Harlan

1926 - 1959

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Bruce Ira Harlan (January 2, 1926 – June 22, 1959) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal. Harlan was a high school wrestler and pole vaulter in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Harlan coached diving at the University of Michigan from 1954 to 1959. On June 21, 1959 he took part in a diving exhibition in Fairfield, Connecticut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Harlan is the 2,339th most popular athlete (down from 2,221st in 2019), the 12,291st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,892nd in 2019) and the 400th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bruce Harlan ranks 2,339 out of 6,025. Before him are Inta Kļimoviča, Celina Jesionowska, Magdalena Neuner, Charles Hefferon, Yekaterina Fesenko, and Armin Zöggeler. After him are Karl-Hans Riehm, José Marín, Flavio, Yuliya Levchenko, Jack Yerman, and Sifan Hassan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bruce Harlan ranks 521. Before him are Joan Lorring, Alfonso Silva, Don Messick, Kenneth Williams, J. P. Donleavy, and Aldo Tarlao. After him are Karl Gordon Henize, André Testut, Doris Belack, Paul Lynde, Mona Freeman, and Ruth Asawa. Among people deceased in 1959, Bruce Harlan ranks 208. Before him are Nils Granfelt, Eusebio Díaz, Baby Dodds, Vincenzo Cardarelli, George Amick, and Gilda Gray. After him are Frank Vaughn, Paul Douglas, Clarence McKerrow, James Gleason, Taylor Holmes, and Stanley Spencer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Harlan ranks 12,294 out of 20,380. Before him are Meaghan Martin (1992), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), George Luks (1867), Robert Kirkman (1978), Megyn Kelly (1970), and Josh Klinghoffer (1979). After him are Harry Gallatin (1927), Doug Yule (1947), John McNaughton (1950), Amanda Peterson (1971), John Wanamaker (1838), and Danja (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bruce Harlan ranks 400. Before him are Foy Draper (1911), Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), Ron Brown (1961), Ollan Cassell (1937), and Wesley Coe (1879). After him are Jack Yerman (1939), Phil Heath (1979), Martha Hudson (1939), John McLean (1878), Pete George (1929), and Gerry Ashworth (1942).

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