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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Mills is the 6,703rd most popular athlete (down from 6,086th in 2024), the 20,186th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,413th in 2019) and the 768th most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1972, Derek Mills ranks 1,367. Before him are Mikie Sherrill, Dara Ó Briain, Shefali Shah, Malky Mackay, Egil Østenstad, and Calvin Davis. After him are Joanna Stone, Kevin Downes, Matt Kenseth, Tom Woods, Melanie Paxson, and Adam Vinatieri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derek Mills ranks 20,194 out of 20,380. Before him are Jahlil Okafor (1995), Wale (1984), Parker Young (1988), Torey DeFalco (1997), Justin Frankel (1978), and Keean Johnson (1996). After him are Hirofumi Moriyasu (1985), James Anderson (1989), Morgan Saylor (1994), Juelz Santana (1982), Sarah Hammer (1983), and Ricardo Rodriguez (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Derek Mills ranks 768. Before him are Matthew Antoine (1985), Will Claye (1991), Nia Ali (1988), Calvin Davis (1972), 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).

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