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Catherine Hardy Lavender

1930 - 2017

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Catherine Hardy Lavender (née Catherine Hardy) (February 8, 1930 – September 8, 2017) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100-meter dash. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland. Later, Hardy married, had children, and a 30-year teaching career in Atlanta schools. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Hardy Lavender is the 1,208th most popular athlete (down from 844th in 2019), the 8,334th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,581st in 2019) and the 241st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Catherine Hardy Lavender ranks 1,208 out of 6,025. Before her are Velimir Valenta, Kurt Behrens, Donald Johnston, Gottfried Diener, Klaus Beer, and Vincenzo Cuccia. After her are Juan Amat, Al LeConey, Zdeněk Škrland, Saida Gunba, Per Ivar Moe, and Chi Cheng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Catherine Hardy Lavender ranks 465. Before her are David Piper, Monique Mercure, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Prawitz Öberg, Günter Lamprecht, and Richard Bonynge. After her are Nevin Çokay, Duvall Hecht, Ramón Alberto Villaverde, Burt Kwouk, Aloysius Ambrozic, and Cabeção. Among people deceased in 2017, Catherine Hardy Lavender ranks 415. Before her are Pancho Segura, Alina Janowska, Armand Gatti, Dina Merrill, Paavo Lonkila, and Vinod Khanna. After her are Sotsha Dlamini, Curt Lowens, Tullio Baraglia, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Pierluigi Chicca, and Marina Popovich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Catherine Hardy Lavender ranks 8,336 out of 20,380. Before her are Adam Silver (1962), John Eisenhower (1922), George Tenet (1953), Dorothea Dix (1802), Mike Stern (1953), and David Wayne (1914). After her are Ruth Brown (1928), Roscoe Lee Browne (1922), Lynn Burke (1943), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Jennifer Ehle (1969), and Kia Stevens (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Catherine Hardy Lavender ranks 241. Before her are John Cregan (1878), Mildred Wiley (1901), George Underwood (1884), Francis Frederick (1907), Lee Calhoun (1933), and Donald Johnston (1899). After her are Carl Osburn (1884), Fred Hansen (1940), Bud Houser (1901), Clyde King (1898), Duvall Hecht (1930), and Commodore Cochran (1902).

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