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Carmelita Jeter

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Carmelita Jeter ( JET-tər, born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter was called the "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal best of 10.64 seconds at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. In the 100 m, she was the 2011 world champion and the 2012 Olympic silver medalist. She won the 100 m bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and a gold at the World Athletics Final. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carmelita Jeter is the 3,109th most popular athlete (down from 2,629th in 2019), the 15,336th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,661st in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Carmelita Jeter ranks 3,109 out of 6,025. Before her are Olga Kaniskina, Simmone Jacobs, Nicole Uphoff, Harald Winkler, Athing Mu, and Simon Yates. After her are Richmond Landon, Walter Davis, Nikolay Antonov, Reese Hoffa, Diane Foster, and Vivian Cheruiyot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Carmelita Jeter ranks 560. Before her are Aldo Duscher, Emil Dimitriev, Frank Mir, Deivid, Ken Duken, and Gréta Arn. After her are Walter Davis, Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira, Yelena Podkaminskaya, Hend Sabry, Tong Jian, and Sergei Karasev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carmelita Jeter ranks 15,342 out of 20,380. Before her are Stanley Andrews (1891), Ernest Cline (1972), Spencer Abraham (1952), Madison Iseman (1997), Brian Schweitzer (1955), and Athing Mu (2002). After her are Reilly Opelka (1997), G-Eazy (1989), India Eisley (1993), Mary McCormack (1969), Richmond Landon (1898), and Joan Davis (1912).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Carmelita Jeter ranks 504. Before her are Noah Lyles (1997), Butch Reynolds (1964), Joe DeLoach (1967), Aries Merritt (1985), Beth Heiden (1959), and Athing Mu (2002). After her are Richmond Landon (1898), Walter Davis (1979), Reese Hoffa (1977), Sha'Carri Richardson (2000), Andrew Valmon (1965), and Kathy Hammond (1951).

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