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Derrick Adkins

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Derrick Ralph Adkins (born July 2, 1970) is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and World Champion at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. He was the fastest man in the world in the 1994 and 1996 seasons, and holds a personal record of 47.54 seconds. Adkins was a two-time national champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derrick Adkins is the 3,353rd most popular athlete (down from 3,244th in 2019), the 15,882nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,709th in 2019) and the 526th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derrick Adkins ranks 3,353 out of 6,025. Before him are Bert Cameron, Hugues Obry, Charlie Spedding, Andrey Silnov, Daniel Komen, and Michele Frangilli. After him are Janne Lahtela, László Fidel, Dorothee Schneider, Davis Kamoga, Natalya Nazarova, and Wu Minxia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Derrick Adkins ranks 759. Before him are Latrell Sprewell, Mark Kirchner, Makoto Yonekura, Niko Eeckhout, Guido Fulst, and Ken Ishikawa. After him are Roel Reiné, Morgan Johansson, Josh Green, Sean Patrick Thomas, Rintje Ritsma, and Silvia Poll.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derrick Adkins ranks 15,889 out of 20,380. Before him are Shane Larkin (1992), Jonathan Majors (1989), Richard Bryan (1937), Bijou Phillips (1980), Kali Uchis (1994), and JoJo (1990). After him are Cupcakke (1997), Chris Smith (1953), Scott Silver (1964), Sepp Kuss (1994), Alcee Hastings (1936), and Nat Wolff (1994).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Derrick Adkins ranks 526. Before him are Steve Riddick (1951), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (1996), Mel Pender (1937), Kim Batten (1969), Chandra Cheeseborough (1959), and Jeff Henderson (1989). After him are John Capel Jr. (1978), Dwight Stones (1953), DeAnna Price (1993), Sam Graddy (1964), Dennis Mitchell (1966), and Angela Williams (1980).

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