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Derek Mills

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Derek Mills (born July 9, 1972) is a former American sprinter. He was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4 × 400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400 m. After going to college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and winning the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 400 m at Boise, Idaho, Mills ran to a #2 World Ranking behind Michael Johnson—breaking 45.00 seven times that year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Mills is the 5,721st most popular athlete (up from 6,054th in 2019), the 19,262nd most popular biography from United States (up from 19,413th in 2019) and the 716th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derek Mills ranks 5,721 out of 6,025Before him are Torey DeFalco, Martín Ramos, Svetlana Radzivil, Rosemarie Whyte, Maren Hammerschmidt, and Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi. After him are Ben Maher, Regan Smith, Léa Sprunger, Valentin Lavillenie, Roser Tarragó, and Morten Jørgensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Derek Mills ranks 1,121Before him are Kimya Dawson, Mandira Bedi, Dara Ó Briain, Shefali Shah, Malky Mackay, and Egil Østenstad. After him are Kevin Downes, Matt Kenseth, Simon Coveney, Jake Wood, Fred Hoiberg, and Summer Sanders.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derek Mills ranks 19,270 out of 20,380Before him are Harvey Guillén (1990), Jahlil Okafor (1995), Wale (1984), Parker Young (1988), Torey DeFalco (1997), and Keean Johnson (1996). After him are Hirofumi Moriyasu (1985), James Anderson (1989), Morgan Saylor (1994), Juelz Santana (1982), Sarah Hammer (1983), and Roxanne Perez (2001).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Derek Mills ranks 716Before him are Thomas Jaeschke (1993), Matthew Antoine (1985), Will Claye (1991), Nia Ali (1988), Jeret Peterson (1981), and Torey DeFalco (1997). After him are Hyleas Fountain (1981), Deena Kastor (1973), Anna Goodale (1983), Danielle Carruthers (1979), Jacob Wukie (null), and Lisa Klein (null).