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Dawn Harper-Nelson

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Dawn Harper-Nelson (born May 13, 1984) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medalist in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2017 World Championships. Harper is the first American 100-meter hurdler to ever win gold at an Olympics and medal in the following Olympics. She is trained by Bob Kersee, husband of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, six time Olympic medalist also from her hometown of East St. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dawn Harper-Nelson is the 3,028th most popular athlete (up from 6,932nd in 2019), the 15,157th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,975th in 2019) and the 492nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dawn Harper-Nelson ranks 3,028 out of 6,025. Before her are Billy Konchellah, Anne Elvebakk, Balian Buschbaum, Jessica Monroe, Igor Lapshin, and Chandra Sturrup. After her are Pavol Hochschorner, Donato Sabia, Arnaldo Mesa, Sergei Tchepikov, Vyacheslav Voronin, and Günther Huber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Dawn Harper-Nelson ranks 435. Before her are Hernán Barcos, Rafik Djebbour, Lee Ho, So Yi-hyun, Ashlee Simpson, and Kelli Garner. After her are Jesús Dátolo, Dharius, György Garics, Mark Chao, Delta Goodrem, and Samuel Holmén.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dawn Harper-Nelson ranks 15,163 out of 20,380. Before her are Joel Murray (1963), Jessica Monroe (1966), Keith Green (1953), Kelli Garner (1984), Tom DeLay (1947), and Lance Bass (1979). After her are Jimmy Arias (1964), Brandon Adams (1979), L.A. Reid (1956), Bryan Greenberg (1978), Sonya Deville (1993), and Jim Doyle (1945).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dawn Harper-Nelson ranks 492. Before her are Jon Drummond (1968), Adam Nelson (1975), Willie Banks (1956), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Antonio Pettigrew (1967), and Jessica Monroe (1966). After her are Darrell Pace (1956), George Poage (1880), Esther Jones (1969), Mildrette Netter (1948), Carol Lewis (1963), and Noah Lyles (1997).

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