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Dan O'Brien

1966 - Today

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Daniel Dion O'Brien (born July 18, 1966) is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships (1991, 1993, 1995), and set the world record in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Dan O'Brien is the 2,721st most popular athlete (down from 2,328th in 2024), the 14,038th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,448th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dan O'Brien ranks 2,721 out of 6,025. Before him are Marina Wilke, Lars Riedel, Roland Schröder, Gabriele Löwe, José Manuel Abascal, and Wang Yan. After him are Sylvia Cheeseman, Jaouad Gharib, Ivana Španović, Svetlana Kitova, Thomas Mitchell, and Jens Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dan O'Brien ranks 599. Before him are Naoki Hattori, Henri-Marie Dondra, Cláudia Raia, Valeri Liukin, Nestor Subiat, and Marusha. After him are Michael Michele, Sture Sivertsen, Shin Seung-hun, Tatsuya Ishihara, Colin Cunningham, and Frank Coraci.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan O'Brien ranks 14,042 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Everett Scott (1970), Bill Lee (1959), Danny Ainge (1959), Josh Zuckerman (1985), Bud Jamison (1894), and Sinnamon Love (1973). After him are Gail O'Grady (1963), Michael Michele (1966), Crystal Gayle (1951), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Tim Armstrong (1965), and Cleavant Derricks (1953).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dan O'Brien ranks 462. Before him are Jim Fuchs (1927), Anne Henning (1955), Jesper Hansen (null), Michele Mitchell (1962), Alexander Wilson (null), and Kirk Baptiste (1963). After him are Trischa Zorn (1964), Ulis Williams (1941), Lesley Bush (1947), Dwight Phillips (1977), Jim Ryun (1947), and David Payne (1982).

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