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Cliff Bourland

1921 - 2018

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Clifford Frederick Bourland (January 1, 1921 – February 1, 2018) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, California, of a German mother and an American father, Bourland ran in a competition for the first time in 1932. Graduating from Venice High School in Los Angeles, Bourland enrolled to University of Southern California and was coached by the famous Dean Cromwell. Bourland won the AAU championships in 400 m and the NCAA championships in 440 yd in 1942 and 1943. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Bourland is the 1,504th most popular athlete (down from 1,113th in 2019), the 9,179th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,446th in 2019) and the 289th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cliff Bourland ranks 1,504 out of 6,025. Before him are Hans Walter, Richard Lawrence, Mads Pedersen, Gábor Novák, Jay Silvester, and Ernst Krebs. After him are Mark Rakita, Witold Woyda, Bob Baetens, Martha Genenger, Jakov Fak, and Stanislav Lusk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Cliff Bourland ranks 389. Before him are Rufina Gasheva, Walter Kaufmann, Giuseppe Moro, Franz Gabl, William Alston, and Alexis Smith. After him are Seymour Benzer, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Julia Hartwig, Gordon Thomas, Muhibbe Darga, and Stan Mortensen. Among people deceased in 2018, Cliff Bourland ranks 429. Before him are Nancy Wilson, Věra Růžičková, Giuliana Calandra, Arthur Schnabel, Kate Wilhelm, and Antonio Mercero. After him are Afonso Dhlakama, Daniel Quinn, Mac Miller, Yvonne Blake, Jürgen Marcus, and Brigitte Ahrenholz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cliff Bourland ranks 9,181 out of 20,380. Before him are Gladys George (1904), Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Fred Hampton (1948), Russell Simpson (1880), Jay Silvester (1937), and Dickey Betts (1943). After him are John N. Bahcall (1934), Robert Nisbet (1913), Jamie Farr (1934), John Torrey (1796), James Worthy (1961), and David Jenkins (1936).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Cliff Bourland ranks 289. Before him are Mary Carew (1913), Vincent Matthews (1947), William Hogenson (1884), Richard Lawrence (1906), Mads Pedersen (null), and Jay Silvester (1937). After him are Charles Grimes (1935), Larry James (1947), Alden Sanborn (1899), David Goggins (1975), Carl Kaufmann (1936), and Alfred Lane (1891).

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