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Butch Reynolds

1964 - Today

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Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds Jr. (born June 8, 1964) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for 11 years 9 days with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year, he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (0.06 seconds behind Steve Lewis) and a relay gold medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Butch Reynolds is the 3,145th most popular athlete (down from 1,582nd in 2024), the 15,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,931st in 2019) and the 500th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Butch Reynolds ranks 3,145 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert de Castella, Mihaela Armășescu, Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Noah Lyles, Samuel Wanjiru, and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold. After him are Tanyu Kiryakov, Kim Dong-hyeon, Patrick Hürlimann, Inna Lasovskaya, Joe DeLoach, and Cristieana Cojocaru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Butch Reynolds ranks 854. Before him are Tanya Dangalakova, Steve Souza, Uwe Kamps, Maria Mazina, Daniele Scarpa, and Robson Green. After him are Nelli Cooman, Roberto Cravero, Jesús Solana, Christian Henn, Aleksandar Šoštar, and Svilen Rusinov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Butch Reynolds ranks 15,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Bryan (1918), Draymond Green (1990), Brooke Langton (1970), Jennifer Brady (1995), Carl Hiaasen (1953), and Rosa Blasi (1972). After him are Tom Coburn (1948), Nick Robinson (1995), Carol Bartz (1948), Jimmy Ruffin (1936), Dante Basco (1975), and Donald R. McMonagle (1952).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Butch Reynolds ranks 500. Before him are Darrell Pace (1956), George Poage (1880), Esther Jones (1969), Mildrette Netter (1948), Carol Lewis (1963), and Noah Lyles (1997). After him are Joe DeLoach (1967), Aries Merritt (1985), Beth Heiden (1959), Athing Mu (2002), Carmelita Jeter (1979), and Richmond Landon (1898).

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